And the Lord said to Moses, I have surely seen the affliction of My people that is in Egypt, and I have heard their cry [caused] by their taskmasters; for I know their affliction.

"I have certainly seen the mistreatment of My people in Egypt; I have heard their groaning and I have come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send you to Egypt."'

[A Psalm] of David. To You, O Lord, have I cried; my God, be not silent toward me; lest You be silent toward me, and so I should be likened to them that go down to the pit.

O Lord, hearken to my prayer and my supplication; attend to my tears; be not silent, for I am a sojourner in the land, and a stranger, as all my fathers [were].

These things you did, and I kept silent; you thought wickedly that I should be like you, [but] I will reprove you, and set [your offenses] before you.

A Song of a Psalm of Asaph. O God, who shall be compared to You? Be not silent, neither be still, O God.

Why do You stand afar off, O Lord? [Why] do You overlook [us] in times of need, in affliction?

Be not far from Me, for affliction is near; for there is no helper.

But You, O Lord, be not far from Me; be ready for My aid.

Forsake me not, O Lord my God; depart not from me.

O God, go not far from me, O my God, draw near to my help.

Behold, it is written before Me; I will not be silent until I have recompensed into their bosom,