48. Tears stream from my eyesbecause of the destruction of my people!
49. My tears flow endlessly;they will not stop
50. until the lord looks downfrom heaven and sees.
51. My heart is breakingover the fate of all the women of Jerusalem.
52. My enemies, whom I have never harmed,hunted me down like a bird.
53. They threw me into a pitand dropped stones on me.
54. The water rose over my head,and I cried out, “This is the end!”
55. But I called on your name, lord,from deep within the pit.
56. You heard me when I cried, “Listen to my pleading!Hear my cry for help!”