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!

Rouse yourself, O Lord, and defend me; rise up, my God, and plead my cause.

O God, do not keep silent; do not be still, do not be quiet!

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.

You are my God, and I give you thanks; I will proclaim your greatness.

The LORD is my strong defender; he is the one who has saved me. He is my God, and I will praise him, my father's God, and I will sing about his greatness.

Praise him---he is your God, and you have seen with your own eyes the great and astounding things that he has done for you.

LORD, heal me and I will be completely well; rescue me and I will be perfectly safe. You are the one I praise!