53 they flung me alive into the pit and cast stones on me;
54 water closed over my head;I said, ‘I am lost.’
55 “I called on your name, O Lord,from the depths of the pit;
56 you heard my plea, ‘Do not closeyour ear to my cry for help!’
57 You came near when I called on you;you said, ‘Do not fear!’
58 “You have taken up my cause, O Lord;you have redeemed my life.
59 You have seen the wrong done to me, O Lord;judge my cause.