Sirach 51:7-9

Common English Bible

⁷ People surrounded me on every side,
and no one helped;
    I looked for assistance from human beings, and there was none.
⁸ Then I remembered your mercy, Lord,
    and your charity^[a] from long ago,
    that you raise up those who wait for you
    and save them from the hands
    of the wicked.
⁹ I sent up my prayer from the earth,
    and I begged to be rescued from death.