For the music director; according to the tune “Morning Doe;” 7 a psalm of David.
22:1 My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? 8
I groan in prayer, but help seems far away. 9
22:2 My God, I cry out during the day,
but you do not answer,
and during the night my prayers do not let up. 10
For the music director; according to the tune of “Lilies;” 12 by David.
69:1 Deliver me, O God,
for the water has reached my neck. 13
69:2 I sink into the deep mire
where there is no solid ground; 14
I am in 15 deep water,
and the current overpowers me.
69:3 I am exhausted from shouting for help;
my throat is sore; 16
my eyes grow tired of looking for my God. 17
69:13 O Lord, may you hear my prayer and be favorably disposed to me! 18
O God, because of your great loyal love,
answer me with your faithful deliverance! 19
69:14 Rescue me from the mud! Don’t let me sink!
Deliver me 20 from those who hate me,
from the deep water!
69:15 Don’t let the current overpower me!
Don’t let the deep swallow me up!
Don’t let the pit 21 devour me! 22