I am losing all hope; I am paralyzed with fear.
You would even send an orphan into slavery or sell a friend.
Lord, hear my prayer! Listen to my plea!
The waters would have engulfed us; a torrent would have overwhelmed us.
When I am overwhelmed, you alone know the way I should turn. Wherever I go, my enemies have set traps for me.
I look for someone to come and help me, but no one gives me a passing thought! No one will help me; no one cares a bit what happens to me.
Turn to me and have mercy, for I am alone and in deep distress.
Fear and trembling overwhelm me, and I can’t stop shaking.
From the ends of the earth, I cry to you for help when my heart is overwhelmed. Lead me to the towering rock of safety,
I think of God, and I moan, overwhelmed with longing for his help. Interlude
when my nights were filled with joyful songs. I search my soul and ponder the difference now.
He prayed more fervently, and he was in such agony of spirit that his sweat fell to the ground like great drops of blood.
