1 Hear my prayer, O Lord,and let my cry come unto You.
2 Do not hide Your face from mein the day when I am in trouble;incline Your ear to me;in the day when I call answer me quickly.
3 For my days are consumed like smoke,and my bones are burned as a furnace.
4 My heart is struck down and withered like grass,so that I forget to eat my bread.
5 Because of the sound of my groaningmy bones cling to my skin.
6 I am like an owl of the wilderness,like a screech owl of the desert.
7 I stay awake and amas a sparrow alone upon the housetop.