1. My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?I have cried desperately for help,but still it does not come.
2. During the day I call to you, my God,but you do not answer;I call at night,but get no rest.
3. But you are enthroned as the Holy One,the one whom Israel praises.
4. Our ancestors put their trust in you;they trusted you, and you saved them.
5. They called to you and escaped from danger;they trusted you and were not disappointed.
6. But I am no longer a human being; I am a worm,despised and scorned by everyone!
7. All who see me jeer at me;they stick out their tongues and shake their heads.
8. “You relied on the Lord,” they say.“Why doesn't he save you?If the Lord likes you,why doesn't he help you?”
9. It was you who brought me safely through birth,and when I was a baby, you kept me safe.
10. I have relied on you since the day I was born,and you have always been my God.