42. Let's say, "We have sinned. We've refused to obey you. And you haven't forgiven us.
43. "You have covered yourself with the cloud of your anger. You have chased us. You have killed our people without pity.
44. You have covered yourself with the cloud of your anger. Our prayers can't get through to you.
45. You have made us become like trash and garbage among the nations.
46. "All of our enemies have opened their mouths wide to swallow us up.
47. We are terrified and trapped. We are broken and destroyed."
48. Streams of tears flow from my eyes. That's because my people are destroyed.
49. Tears will never stop flowing from my eyes. My eyes can't get any rest.
50. I'll sob until the Lord looks down from heaven. I'll cry until he notices my tears.
51. What I see brings pain to my spirit. All of the people in my city are suffering so much.
52. Those who were my enemies for no reason at all hunted me down as if I were a bird.
53. They tried to end my life by throwing me into a deep pit. They threw stones down at me.
54. The water rose and covered my head. I thought I was going to die.
55. Lord, I called out to you. I called out from the bottom of the pit.
56. I prayed, "Please don't close your ears to my cry for help." And you heard my appeal.
57. You came near when I called out to you. You said, "Do not be afraid."
58. Lord, you stood up for me in court. You saved my life and set me free.