52. “I have been hunted like a birdby those who were my enemies without cause;
53. they flung me alive into the pit and cast stones on me;
54. water closed over my head;I said, ‘I am lost.’
55. “I called on your name, O Lord,from the depths of the pit;
56. you heard my plea, ‘Do not closeyour ear to my cry for help!’
57. You came near when I called on you;you said, ‘Do not fear!’