Lamentations 3:52-58

Contemporary English Version

⁵² No one had reason to hate me,
but I was hunted down
    like a bird.
⁵³ Then they tried to kill me
by tossing me into a pit
    and throwing stones at me.
⁵⁴ Water covered my head—
    I thought I was gone.

⁵⁵ From the bottom of the pit,
    I prayed to you, Lord.
⁵⁶ I begged you to listen.
    “Help!” I shouted. “Save me!”
You answered my prayer
⁵⁷ and came when I was in need.
    You told me, “Don't worry!”
⁵⁸ You rescued me
    and saved my life.