For He has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted;
Nor has He hidden His face from him;
But when he cried to Him for help, He heard.

Do not hide Your face from me,

Do not turn Your servant away in anger;
You have been my help;

Do not abandon me nor forsake me,

O God of my salvation!

Why do You hide Your face
And forget our affliction and our oppression?

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.

Deliver me, O Lord, from my enemies;

I take refuge in You.

About the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” that is, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”

For i am

Then He *said to them, “My soul is deeply grieved, to the point of death; remain here and keep watch with Me.”

Hear me speedily

Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me;

Make haste, O Lord, to help me.

For the choir director. A Psalm of David; for a memorial.

O God, hasten to deliver me;

O Lord, hasten to my help!

“Why then do You not pardon my transgression
And take away my iniquity?
For now I will lie down in the dust;
And You will seek me, but I will not be.”

General references

I called on Your name, O Lord,
Out of the lowest pit.