Study Desk

My soul is among lions;I am lying down among those who breathe forth fire,Sons of men whose teeth are spears and arrowsAnd their tongue a sharp sword.

I am weary with my calling out; my throat is parched;My eyes fail while I wait for my God.

Those who dwell at the gate moan about me,And I am the drunkards' songs.

And do not hide Your face from Your slave,For I am in distress; answer me quickly.

Reproach has broken my heart and I am so sick.And I hoped for sympathy, but there was none,And for comforters, but I found none.

But I am afflicted and in pain;May Your salvation, O God, set me securely on high.

But I am afflicted and needy;Hasten to me, O God!You are my help and my protector;O Yahweh, do not delay.

And even when I am old and gray, O God, do not forsake me,Until I declare Your strength to this generation,Your might to all who are to come.

Nevertheless I am continually with You;You have taken hold of my right hand.

I remember God and I am disturbed;I muse and my spirit faints. Selah.

You have held my eyelids open;I am so troubled that I cannot speak.

I remember my music in the night;I am musing with my heart,And my spirit is searching:

I am Yahweh your God,Who brought you up from the land of Egypt;Open your mouth wide and I will fill it.

Incline Your ear, O Yahweh, and answer me;For I am afflicted and needy.

Keep my soul, for I am a holy one;O You my God, save Your slave who trusts in You.

I am counted among those who go down to the pit;I am like a man without strength,

You have removed my acquaintances far from me;You have set me as an abomination to them;I am shut up and cannot go out.

I have been afflicted and about to breathe my last from my youth on;I bear Your terrors; I am overcome.

In return for my love they accuse me;But I am in prayer.

For I am afflicted and needy,And my heart is pierced within me.