I watch, and am as a sparrow alone on the house top.
I am a brother to jackals, and a companion to daughters of the ostrich.
My soul waits for Jehovah more than morning-watchers who are watching for the morning.
O my God, I cry in the daytime, but You do not answer; and in the night, and am not silent.
My lovers and my friends stand apart from my plague; and my neighbors stand far off.
You keep my eyes awake; I am troubled and I cannot speak.
