Lord, hear my prayer for fairness.\par I am calling loudly to you.\par And I am being honest in the things I say.\par So, please listen to my prayer.\par
Psalm 55:2 - Easy To Read Version God, please listen to me and answer me.\par Let me speak to you\par and tell you what upsets me.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Attend to me and answer me; I am restless and distraught in my complaint and must moan American Standard Version (1901) Attend unto me, and answer me: I am restless in my complaint, and moan, Common English Bible Pay attention! Answer me! I can’t sit still while complaining. I’m beside myself Catholic Public Domain Version Have mercy on me, O God, because man has trampled over me. All day long, he has afflicted me by fighting against me. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Have mercy on me, O God, for man hath trodden me under foot; all the day long he hath afflicted me fighting against me. |
Lord, hear my prayer for fairness.\par I am calling loudly to you.\par And I am being honest in the things I say.\par So, please listen to my prayer.\par
God, I prayed to you again and again,\par but I did not talk \{about my secret sins\}.\par I only became weaker every time I prayed.\par
God, you are my place of safety!\par Why did you leave me?\par Why must I suffer such sadness\par because of the cruelty of my enemy?\par
God, listen to me.\par My enemy threatened me.\par Protect my life from him!\par
I think about God,\par and I try to tell him how I feel.\par But I can’t.\par
I cried like a dove.\par I cried like a bird.\par My eyes became tired,\par but I continued looking to the heavens.\par My Master, I am so depressed.\par Promise to help me.”\par
We are all \{very sad\},\par making sad sounds like doves and bears.\par We are waiting for a time\par when people are fair.\par But there is no fairness yet.\par We are waiting to be saved,\par but salvation is still far away.\par
You heard my voice.\par You didn’t close your ears.\par You didn’t refuse to rescue me.\par