Be gracious to me, Lord,
because I am in distress;
my eyes are worn out from angry sorrow—
my whole being as well.

I will say to God, my rock,
“Why have You forgotten me?
Why must I go about in sorrow
because of the enemy’s oppression?”

For You are the God of my refuge.
Why have You rejected me?
Why must I go about in sorrow
because of the enemy’s oppression?

But the king will rejoice in God;
all who swear by Him will boast,
for the mouths of liars will be shut.

But as for me, Lord,
my prayer to You is for a time of favor.
In Your abundant, faithful love, God,
answer me with Your sure salvation.

So I say, “I am grieved
that the right hand of the Most High has changed.”

Lord, where are the former acts of Your faithful love
that You swore to David in Your faithfulness?

Our lives last seventy years
or, if we are strong, eighty years.
Even the best of them are struggle and sorrow;
indeed, they pass quickly and we fly away.

So I swore in My anger,
“They will not enter My rest.”

the covenant He made with Abraham,
swore to Isaac,

When they are diminished and are humbled
by cruel oppression and sorrow,

The ropes of death were wrapped around me,
and the torments of Sheol overcame me;
I encountered trouble and sorrow.

and how he swore an oath to the Lord,
making a vow to the Mighty One of Jacob:

The Lord swore an oath to David,
a promise He will not abandon:
“I will set one of your descendants
on your throne.

who invoke You deceitfully.
Your enemies swear by You falsely.