Don't condemn me, God. Tell me! What is the charge against me?

If only my life could once again be as it was when God watched over me.

God was always with me then and gave me light as I walked through the darkness.

'I will no longer help them,' he said; 'then I will see what happens to them, those stubborn, unfaithful people.

Why are you so far away, O LORD? Why do you hide yourself when we are in trouble?

How much longer will you forget me, LORD? Forever? How much longer will you hide yourself from me?

Why are you hiding from us? Don't forget our suffering and trouble!

I spend the night in deep thought; I meditate, and this is what I ask myself:

Has he stopped loving us? Does his promise no longer stand?

Why do you reject me, LORD? Why do you turn away from me?

The LORD has hidden himself from his people, but I trust him and place my hope in him.

In anger God tears me limb from limb; he glares at me with hate.

God is angry and rages against me; he treats me like his worst enemy.

You are treating me cruelly; you persecute me with all your power.

Will no one listen to what I am saying? I swear that every word is true. Let Almighty God answer me. If the charges my opponent brings against me were written down so that I could see them,

But God finds excuses for attacking me and treats me like an enemy.

Samuel said, "Why do you call me when the LORD has abandoned you and become your enemy?

Like an enemy, the Lord has destroyed Israel; He has left her forts and palaces in ruins. He has brought on the people of Judah unending sorrow.

But do not treat them as enemies; instead, warn them as believers.