I am ready to give up.\par I am losing my courage.\par
Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; My heart within me is desolate.
Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed and faints within me [wrapped in gloom]; my heart within my bosom grows numb.
My spirit is weak inside me— inside, my mind is numb.
Man has been made similar to vanity. His days pass by like a shadow.
Man is like to vanity: his days pass away like a shadow.
You would even gamble to win things\par that belong to children without fathers.\par You would sell out your own friend.\par
Lord, hear my prayer.\par Listen to my cry for help.\par
Our enemies’ armies would have been\par like a flood washing over us,\par like a river drowning us.\par
My enemies have set a trap for me.\par I am ready to give up.\par But the Lord knows what is happening to me.\par
I look around,\par and I don’t see any of my friends.\par I have no place to run.\par No person is trying to save me.\par
Lord, I am hurt and lonely.\par Turn to me and show me mercy.\par
I am scared and shaking.\par I am terrified.\par
Wherever I am, however weak,\par I will call to you for help!\par Carry me to the place of safety far above. {\cf2\super [360]} \par
I think about God,\par and I try to tell him how I feel.\par But I can’t.\par
At night, I try to think about my songs.\par I talk with myself and try to understand.\par
Jesus was full of pain; he struggled hard in prayer. Sweat dripped from his face like he was bleeding. {\cf2\super [359]}