EvenwhenI cryout and callfor help,He shutsout my prayer.
"Behold,I cry,'Violence!'but I getnoanswer;I shoutfor help,but thereis nojustice.
"I cryout to You for help,but You do not answerme; I standup, and You turnYour attentionagainst me.
O my God,I cryby day,but You do not answer;And by night,but I have norest.
O LORDGod[of] hosts,Howlongwill You be angrywith the prayerof Your people?
You have covered[Yourself] with angerAnd pursuedus; You have slain[and] have not spared.
You have coveredYourself with a cloudSothat noprayercan passthrough.
Howlong,O LORD,will I callfor help,And You will not hear?I cryout to You, "Violence!"Yet You do not save.
Aboutthe ninthhourJesuscriedout with a loudvoice,saying,"ELI,ELI,LAMASABACHTHANI?"that is, "MY GOD,MY GOD,WHYHAVE YOU FORSAKENME?"
"For everyonewho asks,receives;and he who seeks,finds;and to him who knocks,it will be opened.
