O LORD, my defender, I call to you. Listen to my cry! If you do not answer me, I will be among those who go down to the world of the dead.

But you, O LORD, have seen this. So don't be silent, Lord; don't keep yourself far away!

Wake up, Lord! Why are you asleep? Rouse yourself ! Don't reject us forever!

Our God is coming, but not in silence; a raging fire is in front of him, a furious storm around him.

I praise you, God; don't remain silent!

Wicked people and liars have attacked me. They tell lies about me,

God says, "For a long time I kept silent; I did not answer my people. But now the time to act has come; I cry out like a woman in labor.