Let my prayer come before you; incline your ear to my cry.
His soul draws near to the pit, his life to the place of the dead.
They loathed all manner of food; they were at the gates of death.
They rose up to the heavens, sank to the depths; their hearts trembled at the danger.
A prayer of David. Hear, Lord, my plea for justice; pay heed to my cry; Listen to my prayer from lips without guile.
I cry aloud to God, I cry to God to hear me.
He was spurned and avoided by men, a man of suffering, knowing pain, Like one from whom you turn your face, spurned, and we held him in no esteem.