⁵ But I am poor and needy;
    hasten to me, O God!
You are my help and my deliverer;
    O Lord, do not delay!^(A)

¹ I call upon you, O Lord; come quickly to me;
    give ear to my voice when I call to you.^(A)

¹⁷ As for me, I am poor and needy,
    but the Lord takes thought for me.
You are my help and my deliverer;
    do not delay, O my God.^(A)

²⁹ But I am lowly and in pain;
    let your salvation, O God, protect me.^(A)

²² For I am poor and needy,
    and my heart is pierced within me.^(A)

¹ How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever?
    How long will you hide your face from me?^(A)
2 How long must I bear pain^[a] in my soul
    and have sorrow in my heart all day long?
How long shall my enemy be exalted over me?^(B)