¹ How long,^(A) Lord? Will you forget me^(B) forever?
    How long will you hide your face^(C) from me?

² How long must I wrestle with my thoughts^(A)
    and day after day have sorrow in my heart?
    How long will my enemy triumph over me?^(B)

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)

² My God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer,^(A)
    by night,^(B) but I find no rest.^[a]