Lamentations 3:54-66

Water rose over my head; I thought, “I’m going to die!” YAHWEH I called on your name, YAHWEH, from the bottom of the pit. You have heard me cry out to you: “Do not close your ears to my sighs and to my cries.” You drew near when I called to you. You told me, “Do not be afraid!” Lord, like a lawyer you contended for my cause; you liberated my life, my Redeemer. YAHWEH, you have seen the wrong done to me; judge in my favor. You have seen their malice and all their hateful plots against me. You have heard their mockery, YAHWEH, all their horrible schemes against me. They murmur and whisper against me all day long. See, from morning to night, I am the butt of their jokes. YAHWEH, repay them! Give them what their deeds deserve. Give them dullness of heart as you place your curse upon them. Pursue them with anger and destroy them from under your heavens!