The danger of death was all around me; the waves of destruction rolled over me.

In my trouble I called to the LORD; I called to my God for help. In his temple he heard my voice; he listened to my cry for help.

You have thrown me into the depths of the tomb, into the darkest and deepest pit.

Your anger lies heavy on me, and I am crushed beneath its waves.

"In my distress, O LORD, I called to you, and you answered me. From deep in the world of the dead I cried for help, and you heard me.

You threw me down into the depths, to the very bottom of the sea, where the waters were all around me, and all your mighty waves rolled over me.

He took Peter, James, and John with him. Distress and anguish came over him,

He went a little farther on, threw himself on the ground, and prayed that, if possible, he might not have to go through that time of suffering.

In great anguish he prayed even more fervently; his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground.

In his life on earth Jesus made his prayers and requests with loud cries and tears to God, who could save him from death. Because he was humble and devoted, God heard him.

When I did not confess my sins, I was worn out from crying all day long.

Day and night you punished me, LORD; my strength was completely drained, as moisture is dried up by the summer heat.

I am bent over, I am crushed; I mourn all day long.

We despised him and rejected him; he endured suffering and pain. No one would even look at him--- we ignored him as if he were nothing.

"But he endured the suffering that should have been ours, the pain that we should have borne. All the while we thought that his suffering was punishment sent by God.