A Prayer for Help in Trouble

131 How long , O Lord ? Will You forget me forever ? How long will You hide Your face from me? 2 How long shall I take counsel in my soul , Having sorrow in my heart all the day ? How long will my enemy be exalted over me? 3 Consider and answer me, O Lord my God ; Enlighten my eyes , or I will sleep the sleep of death , 4 And my enemy will say , "I have overcome him," And my adversaries will rejoice when I am shaken . 5 But I have trusted in Your lovingkindness ; My heart shall rejoice in Your salvation . 6 I will sing to the Lord , Because He has dealt bountifully with me.