I lie awake, and am like a sparrow alone on the housetop.
I am a brother of jackals and a companion of owls.
My soul waits for the Lord more than those who watch for the morning; indeed, more than those who watch for the morning.
O my God, I cry in the daytime, but You do not answer; and at night, and have no rest.
My friends and my companions stand aloof from my affliction, and relatives stand far off.
You hold my eyelids open; I am so troubled that I cannot speak.