Lord, why do You stand so far away? Why do You hide in times of trouble?
Why do You hide Your face and consider me Your enemy?
When He is at work to the north, I cannot see Him; when He turns south, I cannot find Him.
But when God is silent, who can declare Him guilty? When He hides His face, who can see Him? Yet He watches over both individuals and nations,
My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from my deliverance and from my words of groaning?
Do not hide Your face from me; do not turn Your servant away in anger. You have been my helper; do not leave me or abandon me, God of my salvation.
Lord, when You showed Your favor, You made me stand like a strong mountain; when You hid Your face, I was terrified.
Why do You hide Yourself and forget our affliction and oppression?
For we have sunk down to the dust; our bodies cling to the ground.
God is our refuge and strength, a helper who is always found in times of trouble.
Lord, why do You reject me? Why do You hide Your face from me?
Hope of Israel, its Savior in time of distress, why are You like a foreigner in the land, like a traveler stopping only for the night?
Why are You like a helpless man, like a warrior unable to save? Yet You are among us, Yahweh, and we are called by Your name. Don’t leave us!