¶Answer me quickly, Lord, my spirit fails; Do not hide Your face from me, Or I will be the same as those who go down to the pit.
Do not hide Your face from me on the day of my distress; Incline Your ear to me; On the day when I call answer me quickly.
For He has not despised nor scorned the suffering of the afflicted; Nor has He hidden His face from him; But when he cried to Him for help, He heard.
Do not hide Your face from me, Do not turn Your servant away in anger; You have been my help; Do not abandon me nor forsake me, God of my salvation!
To You, Lord, I call; My rock, do not be deaf to me, For if You are silent to me, I will become like those who go down to the pit.
But I am afflicted and needy; May the Lord be mindful of me. You are my help and my savior; Do not delay, my God.
And do not hide Your face from Your servant, For I am in distress; answer me quickly.
Come near to my soul and redeem it; Ransom me because of my enemies!
I am weary with my crying; my throat is parched; My eyes fail while I wait for my God.
But I am afflicted and needy; Hurry to me, God! You are my help and my savior; Lord, do not delay.
¶God, do not be far from me; My God, hurry to my aid!
My soul longed and even yearned for the courtyards of the Lord; My heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God.
Hope deferred makes the heart sick, But desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
“For Sheol cannot thank You, Death cannot praise You; Those who go down to the pit cannot hope for Your faithfulness.
“For I will not contend forever, Nor will I always be angry; For the spirit would grow faint before Me, And the breath of those whom I have made.
And I will wait for the Lord who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob; I will wait eagerly for Him.
people fainting from fear and the expectation of the things that are coming upon the world; for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.