1. The prayer of the poor man, when he was anxious, and poured out his supplication before the Lord.
2. Hear, O Lord, my prayer: and let my cry come to thee.
3. Turn not away thy face from me: in the day when I am in trouble, incline thy ear to me. In what day soever I shall call upon thee, hear me speedily.
4. For my days are vanished like smoke: and my bones are grown dry like fuel for the fire.
5. I am smitten as grass, and my heart is withered: because I forgot to eat my bread.
6. Through the voice of my groaning, my bone hath cleaved to my flesh.
7. I am become like to a pelican of the wilderness: I am like a night raven in the house.
8. I have watched, and am become as a sparrow all alone on the housetop.
9. All the day long my enemies reproached me: and they that praised me did swear against me.
10. For I did eat ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping.
11. Because of thy anger and indignation: for having lifted me up thou hast thrown me down.
12. My days have declined like a shadow, and I am withered like grass.
13. But thou, O Lord, endurest for ever: and thy memorial to all generations.