1. O Lord, hear my prayer!Pay attention to my cry for help!
2. Do not ignore me in my time of trouble!Listen to me!When I call out to you, quickly answer me!
3. For my days go up in smoke,and my bones are charred like a fireplace.
4. My heart is parched and withered like grass,for I am unable to eat food.
5. Because of the anxiety that makes me groan,my bones protrude from my skin.
6. I am like an owl in the wilderness;I am like a screech owl among the ruins.
7. I stay awake;I am like a solitary bird on a roof.
8. All day long my enemies taunt me;those who mock me use my name in their curses.
9. For I eat ashes as if they were bread,and mix my drink with my tears,
10. because of your anger and raging fury.Indeed, you pick me up and throw me away.