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.