Lord, answer me quickly, because I am getting weak. Don’t turn away from me, or I will be like those who are dead.
Do not hide from me, your servant. I am in trouble. Hurry to help me!
Lord, my Rock, I call out to you for help. Do not be deaf to me. If you are silent, I will be like those in the grave.
Do not turn away from me. Do not turn your servant away in anger; you have helped me. Do not push me away or leave me alone, God, my Savior.
God, don’t be far off. My God, hurry to help me.
People in the place of the dead cannot praise you; those who have died cannot sing praises to you; those who die don’t trust you to help them.
Do not hide from me in my time of trouble. Pay attention to me. When I cry for help, answer me quickly.
I am tired from calling for help; my throat is sore. My eyes are tired from waiting for God to help me.
People will be so afraid they will faint, wondering what is happening to the world, because the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
I will not accuse forever, nor will I always be angry, because then human life would grow weak. Human beings, whom I created, would die.
I will wait for the Lord to help us, the Lord who is ashamed of the family of Israel. I will wait for him.
I am poor and helpless; God, hurry to me. You help me and save me. Lord, do not wait.
Lord, because I am poor and helpless, please remember me. You are my helper and savior. My God, do not wait.
He does not ignore those in trouble. He doesn’t hide from them but listens when they call out to him.
I want more than anything to be in the courtyards of the Lord’s Temple. My whole being wants to be with the living God.
Come near and save me; rescue me from my enemies.
It is sad not to get what you hoped for. But wishes that come true are like eating fruit from the tree of life.