O God, do not keep silent; do not be still, do not be quiet!
O Lord, my defender, I call to you. Listen to my cry! If you do not answer me, I will be among those who go down to the world of the dead.
But you, O Lord, have seen this. So don't be silent, Lord; don't keep yourself far away!
Wake up, Lord! Why are you asleep? Rouse yourself! Don't reject us forever!
The Almighty God, the Lord, speaks; he calls to the whole earth from east to west.
Our God is coming, but not in silence; a raging fire is in front of him, a furious storm around him.
God says, “For a long time I kept silent; I did not answer my people. But now the time to act has come; I cry out like a woman in labor.