Psalm 55:2

Pay attention to me, and answer me. My thoughts are restless. I am confused and distracted.

I cry like a swallow (swift). I mourn like a dove. My eyes are red from looking to you, Jehovah. I am terribly abused. Please come and help me.

We all growl like bears. We coo like doves. We hope for justice, but there is none. We hope for salvation, but it is far from us.

([Psalm of David]) How long, O Jehovah? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?

When I kept silent about my sins, my body wasted away and I groaned all day long.

I am bent over and bowed down very low. All day I walk around in sadness.

You are the God of my strength. Why have you rejected me? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

([Psalm of David]) Listen to my concerns, O God, and protect me from my terrible enemies.

But God has heard me. He paid attention to my prayer.

I remember God, and I groan. I complain, and my spirit is overwhelmed.

For I have eaten ashes like bread and mingled my drink with weeping.

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