See my tears, hear my groans Shield me from my enemies! Oh Yahweh, God of all the earth, rebuke me not in wrath But show your grace before my face; my soul melts down like wax! My body groans, how weak my bones, what pain is in my heart! For you have acted not as friend but as my enemy! See my tears, hear my groans Shield me from my enemies! So I appeal to promises you’ve made in steadfast love Save me and rescue me from death where I can’t sing your praise! I am weary with my sighing, how I flood my bed with tears! See, my youth has flown away, and how it seems I’ve many years! See my tears, hear my groans Shield me from my enemies! For I am plundered by the many–workers of the darkness Who gang up on me from the heights and evil spirits harness To try to trip me in my way, to test me in my every path Oh scatter them, my sovereign God, and pour on them your wrath! See my tears, hear my groans Shield me from my enemies! Dry my tears, hold your own May my joy in plenty be!
