Watersflowedovermy head;I said,"I am cutoff!"
Ordarkness,so that you cannotsee,And an abundanceof watercoversyou.
The cordsof deathencompassedme, And the torrentsof ungodlinessterrifiedme.
As for me, I saidin my alarm,"I am cutofffrom beforeYour eyes";NeverthelessYou heardthe voiceof my supplicationsWhen I criedto You.
May the floodof waternot overflowme Northe deepswallowme up, Northe pitshutits mouthon me.
Your burningangerhas passedoverme; Your terrorshave destroyedme.
By oppressionand judgmentHe was takenaway; And as for His generation,whoconsideredThat He was cutoffout of the landof the livingFor the transgressionof my people,to whom the stroke[was due]?
So I say,"My strengthhas perished,And [so has] my hopefrom the LORD."
Then He saidto me, "Sonof man,thesebonesare the wholehouseof Israel;behold,they say,Our bonesare driedup and our hopehas perished.We are completely cutoff.'
"For everyonewho asks,receives;and he who seeks,finds;and to him who knocks,it will be opened.
