¹⁹ Why won’t you leave me alone,
    at least long enough for me to swallow!

¹⁸ He will not let me catch my breath,
    but fills me instead with bitter sorrows.

¹ O Lord, how long will you forget me? Forever?
    How long will you look the other way?
² How long must I struggle with anguish in my soul,
    with sorrow in my heart every day?
    How long will my enemy have the upper hand?

³ Turn and answer me, O Lord my God!
    Restore the sparkle to my eyes, or I will die.

⁶ So leave us alone and let us rest!
    We are like hired hands, so let us finish our work in peace.

³ I am sick at heart.
    How long, O Lord, until you restore me?