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.