1 My God, my God, why have youdeserted me?Why are you so far away?Won't you listen to my groansand come to my rescue?
2 I cry out day and night,but you don't answer,and I can never rest.
3 Yet you are the holy God,ruling from your throneand praised by Israel.
4 Our ancestors trusted you,and you rescued them.
5 When they cried out for help,you saved them,and you did not let them downwhen they depended on you.
6 But I am merely a worm,far less than human,and I am hated and rejectedby people everywhere.
7 Everyone who sees memakes fun and sneers.They shake their heads,