Pay attention to me and answer me. I am troubled and upset
Lord, hear me begging for fairness; listen to my cry for help. Pay attention to my prayer, because I speak the truth.
When I kept things to myself, I felt weak deep inside me. I moaned all day long.
I am bent over and bowed down; I am sad all day long.
God, you are my strength. Why have you rejected me? Why am I sad and troubled by my enemies?
God, listen to my complaint. I am afraid of my enemies; protect my life from them.
But God has listened; he has heard my prayer.
When I remember God, I become upset; when I think, I become afraid.Selah
I cried like a bird and moaned like a dove. My eyes became tired as I looked to the heavens. Lord, I have troubles. Please help me.”
All of us growl like the bears. We call out sadly like the doves. We look for justice, but there isn’t any. We want to be saved, but salvation is far away.
You heard me calling, “Do not close your ears and ignore my gasps and shouts.”
