1. Lord, hear my prayer!Let my cry reach you!
2. Don’t hide your face from mein my time of trouble!Listen to me!Answer me quickly as I cry out!
3. Because my days disappear like smoke,my bones are burned up as if in an oven;
4. my heart is smashed like dried-up grass.I even forget to eat my food
5. because of my intense groans.My bones are protruding from my skin.
6. I’m like some wild owl—like some screech owl in the desert.
7. I lie awake all night.I’m all alone like a bird on a roof.
8. All day long my enemies make fun of me;those who mock me curse using my name!
9. I’ve been eating ashes instead of bread.I’ve been mixing tears into my drinks