Why do You standafaroff, O LORD?Why do You hide[Yourself] in timesof trouble?
"Whydo You hideYour faceAnd considerme Your enemy?
When He actson the left,I cannotbehold[Him]; He turnson the right,I cannotseeHim.
When He keepsquiet,whothen can condemn?And when He hidesHis face,whothen can beholdHim, That is, in regardto bothnationand man?--
My God,my God,whyhave You forsakenme? Farfrom my deliveranceare the wordsof my groaning.
Do not hideYour facefrom me, Do not turnYour servantawayin anger;You have beenmy help;Do not abandonme norforsakeme, O Godof my salvation!
O LORD,by Your favorYou have made my mountainto standstrong;You hidYour face,I was dismayed.
Whydo You hideYour face[And] forgetour afflictionand our oppression?
For our soulhas sunkdowninto the dust;Our bodycleavesto the earth.
Godis our refugeand strength,A verypresenthelpin trouble.
O LORD,whydo You rejectmy soul?[Why] do You hideYour facefrom me?
"O Hopeof Israel,Its Saviorin timeof distress,Whyare You like a strangerin the landOr like a travelerwho has pitchedhis [tent] for the night?
"Whyare You like a mandismayed,Like a mightymanwho cannotsave?Yet You are in our midst,O LORD,And we are calledby Your name;Do not forsakeus!"
