¹ Why do you stand far off, Yahweh? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?

¹ > My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning?

⁸ You hope of Israel, the Savior of it in the time of trouble, why should you be as a foreigner in the land, and as a wayfaring man who turns aside to stay for a night?

¹⁴ Yahweh, why do you reject my soul? Why do you hide your face from me?

²⁴ Why do you hide your face, And forget our affliction and our oppression?

⁷ You, Yahweh, when you favored me, made my mountain to stand strong. But when you hid your face, I was troubled.

⁹ Don't hide your face from me. Don't put your servant away in anger. You have been my help. Don't abandon me, Neither forsake me, God of my salvation.

²⁹ When he gives quietness, who then can condemn? When he hides his face, who then can see him? Alike whether to a nation, or to a man:

⁹ He works to the north, but I can't see him; He turns south, but I can't catch a glimpse of him.

²⁴ Why hide you your face, And hold me for your enemy?

¹ > God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble.

¹ > How long, Yahweh? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?

² How long shall I take counsel in my soul, Having sorrow in my heart every day? How long shall my enemy triumph over me?

³ Behold, and answer me, Yahweh, my God. Give light to my eyes, lest I sleep in death;