¹ My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?^(A)
    Why are you so far^(B) from saving me,
    so far from my cries of anguish?^(C)

¹ Be merciful to me,^(A) my God,
    for my enemies are in hot pursuit;^(B)
    all day long they press their attack.^(C)

¹ You have rejected us,^(C) God, and burst upon us;
    you have been angry^(D)—now restore us!^(E)

¹ Hear us, Shepherd of Israel,
    you who lead Joseph like a flock.^(A)
You who sit enthroned between the cherubim,^(B)
    shine forth

¹ Shout for joy^(A) to the Lord, all the earth.