1 Hear my prayer, O Lord;

let my cry come to you!

2 Do not hide your face from me

in the day of my distress!

Incline your ear to me;

answer me speedily in the day when I call!

3 For my days pass away like smoke,

and my bones burn like a furnace.

4 My heart is struck down like grass and has withered;

I forget to eat my bread.

5 Because of my loud groaning

my bones cling to my flesh.

6 I am like a desert owl of the wilderness,

like an owl of the waste places;

7 I lie awake;

I am like a lonely sparrow on the housetop.

8 All the day my enemies taunt me;

those who deride me use my name for a curse.

9 For I eat ashes like bread

and mingle tears with my drink,

1 Hear my prayer, O Lord,

And let my cry come unto thee.

2 Hide not thy face from me

In the day when I am in trouble; incline thine ear unto me:

In the day when I call answer me speedily.

3 For my days are consumed like smoke,

And my bones are burned as an hearth.

4 My heart is smitten, and withered like grass;

So that I forget to eat my bread.

5 By reason of the voice of my groaning my bones cleave to my skin.

6 I am like a pelican of the wilderness:

I am like an owl of the desert.

7 I watch, and am as a sparrow alone upon the house top.

8 Mine enemies reproach me all the day;

And they that are mad against me are sworn against me.

9 For I have eaten ashes like bread,

And mingled my drink with weeping,

1 Lord, hear my prayer!

Listen to my plea!

2 Don’t turn away from me

in my time of distress.

Bend down to listen,

and answer me quickly when I call to you.

3 For my days disappear like smoke,

and my bones burn like red-hot coals.

4 My heart is sick, withered like grass,

and I have lost my appetite.

5 Because of my groaning,

I am reduced to skin and bones.

6 I am like an owl in the desert,

like a little owl in a far-off wilderness.

7 I lie awake,

lonely as a solitary bird on the roof.

8 My enemies taunt me day after day.

They mock and curse me.

9 I eat ashes for food.

My tears run down into my drink

1 Hear my prayer, O Lord,

And let my cry come to You.

2 Do not hide Your face from me in the day of my trouble;

Incline Your ear to me;

In the day that I call, answer me speedily.

3 For my days are consumed like smoke,

And my bones are burned like a hearth.

4 My heart is stricken and withered like grass,

So that I forget to eat my bread.

5 Because of the sound of my groaning

My bones cling to my skin.

6 I am like a pelican of the wilderness;

I am like an owl of the desert.

7 I lie awake,

And am like a sparrow alone on the housetop.

8 My enemies reproach me all day long;

Those who deride me swear an oath against me.

9 For I have eaten ashes like bread,

And mingled my drink with weeping,

1 Lord, listen to my prayer;

let my cry for help come to you.

2 Do not hide from me

in my time of trouble.

Pay attention to me.

When I cry for help, answer me quickly.

3 My life is passing away like smoke,

and my bones are burned up with fire.

4 My heart is like grass

that has been cut and dried.

I forget to eat.

5 Because of my grief,

my skin hangs on my bones.

6 I am like a desert owl,

like an owl living among the ruins.

7 I lie awake.

I am like a lonely bird on a housetop.

8 All day long enemies insult me;

those who make fun of me use my name as a curse.

9 I eat ashes for food,

and my tears fall into my drinks.

1 Hear my prayer, O Jehovah,

And let my cry come unto thee.

2 Hide not thy face from me in the day of my distress:

Incline thine ear unto me;

In the day when I call answer me speedily.

3 For my days consume away like smoke,

And my bones are burned as a firebrand.

4 My heart is smitten like grass, and withered;

For I forget to eat my bread.

5 By reason of the voice of my groaning

My bones cleave to my flesh.

6 I am like a pelican of the wilderness;

I am become as an owl of the waste places.

7 I watch, and am become like a sparrow

That is alone upon the house-top.

8 Mine enemies reproach me all the day;

They that are mad against me do curse by me.

9 For I have eaten ashes like bread,

And mingled my drink with weeping,

1 Jehovah, hear my prayer, and let my cry come unto thee. 2 Hide not thy face from me: in the day of my trouble, incline thine ear unto me; in the day I call, answer me speedily. 3 For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as a firebrand. 4 My heart is smitten and withered like grass; yea, I have forgotten to eat my bread. 5 By reason of the voice of my groaning, my bones cleave to my flesh. 6 I am become like the pelican of the wilderness, I am as an owl in desolate places; 7 I watch, and am like a sparrow alone upon the housetop. 8 Mine enemies reproach me all the day; they that are mad against me swear by me. 9 For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping,

1 O Lord, hear my prayer, 

and let my cry for help come to you. 

2 Do not hide your face from me when I am in trouble. 

Turn your ear toward me. 

Answer me quickly when I call. 

3 My days disappear like smoke. 

My bones burn like hot coals. 

4 My heart is beaten down and withered like grass 

because I have forgotten about eating. 

5 I am nothing but skin and bones 

because of my loud groans. 

6 I am like a desert owl, 

like an owl living in the ruins. 

7 I lie awake. 

I am like a lonely bird on a rooftop. 

8 All day long my enemies insult me. 

Those who ridicule me use my name as a curse. 

9 I eat ashes like bread 

and my tears are mixed with my drink 

1 Lord, hear my prayer;

let my cry for help come before You.

2 Do not hide Your face from me in my day of trouble.

Listen closely to me;

answer me quickly when I call.

3 For my days vanish like smoke,

and my bones burn like a furnace.

4 My heart is afflicted, withered like grass;

I even forget to eat my food.

5 Because of the sound of my groaning,

my flesh sticks to my bones.

6 I am like a desert owl,

like an owl among the ruins.

7 I stay awake;

I am like a solitary bird on a roof.

8 My enemies taunt me all day long;

they ridicule and curse me.

9 I eat ashes like bread

and mingle my drinks with tears

1 Hear my prayer, O Lord;

let my cry come to you.

2 Do not hide your face from me

in the day of my distress.

Incline your ear to me;

answer me speedily in the day when I call.

3 For my days pass away like smoke,

and my bones burn like a furnace.

4 My heart is stricken and withered like grass;

I am too wasted to eat my bread.

5 Because of my loud groaning

my bones cling to my skin.

6 I am like an owl of the wilderness,

like a little owl of the waste places.

7 I lie awake;

I am like a lonely bird on the housetop.

8 All day long my enemies taunt me;

those who deride me use my name for a curse.

9 For I eat ashes like bread,

and mingle tears with my drink,

1 O Yahweh, hear my prayer,

and let my cry for help come to you.

2 Do not hide your face from me

in the day of my trouble.

Incline your ear to me.

In the day I call, answer me quickly,

3 for my days vanish in smoke,

and my bones are charred like a hearth.

4 My heart is struck like grass and withers.

Indeed, I forget to eat my bread.

5 Because of the sound of my groaning

my bones cling to my skin.

6 I am like an owl of the wilderness;

I am like a little owl of the ruins.

7 I lie awake and I am

like a lone bird on a roof.

8 All the day my enemies reproach me;

those who mock me swear oaths against me.

9 Indeed, I eat ashes like bread

and mix my drink with tears

1 Lord, hear my prayer.

Listen to my cry for help.

2 Don’t turn your face away from me

when I’m in trouble.

Pay attention to me.

When I call out for help, answer me quickly.

3 My days are disappearing like smoke.

My body burns like glowing coals.

4 My strength has dried up like grass.

I even forget to eat my food.

5 I groan out loud because of my suffering.

I’m nothing but skin and bones.

6 I’m like a desert owl.

I’m like an owl among destroyed buildings.

7 I can’t sleep. I’ve become

like a bird alone on a roof.

8 All day long my enemies laugh at me.

Those who make fun of me use my name as a curse.

9 I eat ashes as my food.

My tears fall into what I’m drinking.

1 Hear my prayer, O Lord!

And let my cry for help come to You.

2 Do not hide Your face from me in the day of my distress;

Incline Your ear to me;

In the day when I call answer me quickly.

3 For my days have been consumed in smoke,

And my bones have been scorched like a hearth.

4 My heart has been smitten like grass and has withered away,

Indeed, I forget to eat my bread.

5 Because of the loudness of my groaning

My bones cling to my flesh.

6 I resemble a pelican of the wilderness;

I have become like an owl of the waste places.

7 I lie awake,

I have become like a lonely bird on a housetop.

8 My enemies have reproached me all day long;

Those who deride me have used my name as a curse.

9 For I have eaten ashes like bread

And mingled my drink with weeping