"Like a swallow,[like] a crane,soI twitter;I moanlike a dove;My eyeslookwistfullyto the heights;O Lord,I am oppressed,be my security.
"Laydown,now,a pledgefor me with Yourself; Whois there that will be my guarantor?
"I have becomea brotherto jackalsAnd a companionof ostriches.
My eyesfail[with longing] for Your word,While I say,"Whenwill You comfortme?"
Answerme quickly,O LORD,my spiritfails;Do not hideYour facefrom me, Or I will becomelikethose who godownto the pit.
Giveheedto me and answerme; I am restlessin my complaintand am surelydistracted,
I am wearywith my crying;my throatis parched;My eyesfailwhile I waitfor my God.
Allof us growllike bears,And moansadlylike doves;We hopefor justice,but thereis none,For salvation,[but] it is farfrom us.
Yetour eyesfailed,[Looking] for helpwas useless;In our watchingwe have watchedFor a nationthat could not save.
Even when their survivorsescape,they will be on the mountainslike dovesof the valleys,allof them mourning,eachover his own iniquity.
It is fixed:She is stripped,she is carriedaway,And her handmaidsare moaninglike the soundof doves,Beatingon their breasts.
Though Nineveh[was] like a poolof waterthroughouther days,Now they are fleeing;"Stop,stop,"But nooneturnsback.
so muchthe morealsoJesushas becomethe guaranteeof a bettercovenant.
