May my prayer come before you; turn your ear to my cry.
“When anyone wrongs their neighbor and is required to take an oath and they come and swear the oath before your altar in this temple,
I rise before dawn and cry for help; I have put my hope in your word.
Yet you are enthroned as the Holy One; you are the one Israel praises.
Turn your ear to me, come quickly to my rescue; be my rock of refuge, a strong fortress to save me.
May the groans of the prisoners come before you; with your strong arm preserve those condemned to die.
have mercy on me, Lord, for I call to you all day long.
Even when I call out or cry for help, he shuts out my prayer.