1. Give ear to my tefillah, O Elohim; and veil not Thyself from my techinnah (supplication).
2. (3) Attend unto me, and hear me; I wander restlessly in my si'ach (anxiety), and aloud I groan;
3. (4) Because of the voice of the oyev (enemy), because of the oppression of the rasha (evildoer); for they cast aven (iniquity) upon me, and in af (wrath, anger) cherish their malice against me.
4. (5) My lev writhes within me; and the terrors of mavet are fallen upon me.
5. (6) Yirah va'ra'ad (fear and trembling) are come upon me, and pallatzut (horror, shuddering) overwhelmed me.
6. (7) And I said, Oh that I had wings like a yonah! For then would I fly away and be at rest.
7. (8) Hinei, then would I flee far off and lodge in the midbar. Selah.