My eyehas wastedawaybecauseof affliction;I have calledupon You everyday,O LORD;I have spreadout my handsto You.
"Ifyou would directyour heartrightAnd spreadout your handto Him,
"My friendsare my scoffers;My eyeweepsto God.
"My eyehas also growndimbecauseof grief,And allmy membersare as a shadow.
"[Why is light given] to a manwhosewayis hidden,And whom Godhas hedgedin?
For I have eatenasheslike breadAnd mingledmy drinkwith weeping
I stretchout my handsto You; My soul[longs] for You, as a parchedland.Selah.
My heartthrobs,my strengthfailsme; And the lightof my eyes,eventhat has gonefrom me.
Those who seekmy lifelaysnares[for me]; And those who seekto injureme have threateneddestruction,And they devisetreacheryalldaylong.
My tearshave beenmy fooddayand night,While [they] sayto me alldaylong, "Whereis your God?"
Ifwe had forgottenthe nameof our GodOr extendedour handsto a strangegod,
Eveningand morningand at noon,I will complainand murmur,And He will hearmy voice.
My eyehas wastedawaywith grief;It has becomeoldbecause of allmy adversaries.
Envoyswill comeout of Egypt;Ethiopiawill quicklystretchout her handsto God.
Be graciousto me, O Lord,For to You I cryalldaylong.
O LORD,the Godof my salvation,I have criedout by dayand in the nightbeforeYou.
He has walledme in so that I cannotgoout; He has mademy chainheavy.
Moreover, the wordof the LORDcameto me, saying,
Jesuswept.
