Deliver me out of the mire, And let me not sink; Let me be delivered from those who hate me, And out of the deep waters.
Stretch out Your hand from above; Rescue me and deliver me out of great waters, From the hand of foreigners,
But You, O God the Lord, Deal with me for Your name’s sake; Because Your mercy is good, deliver me.
But bring here those enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, and slay them before me.’ ”
But his citizens hated him, and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We will not have this man to reign over us.’
And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?” which is translated, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”
I called on Your name, O Lord, From the lowest pit.
They have also surrounded me with words of hatred, And fought against me without a cause.
Let not the floodwater overflow me, Nor let the deep swallow me up; And let not the pit shut its mouth on me.
Deep calls unto deep at the noise of Your waterfalls; All Your waves and billows have gone over me.
My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God?
Let them not rejoice over me who are wrongfully my enemies; Nor let them wink with the eye who hate me without a cause.
For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in mercy to all those who call upon You.
“Those who regard worthless idols Forsake their own Mercy.