Like a swallow or a crane, so did I chatter; I did moan as a dove; mine eyes fail with looking upward: O Lord, I am oppressed, be thou my surety.

I make cries like a bird; I give out sounds of grief like a dove: my eyes are looking up with desire; O Lord, I am crushed, take up my cause.

Ως γερανος, ως χελιδων, ουτω εψελλιζον· ωδυρομην ως τρυγων· οι οφθαλμοι μου απεκαμον ατενιζοντες εις τα ανω. Καταθλιβομαι, Κυριε· ανακουφισον με.

Like a crane or a swallow, so did I chatter: I did mourn as a dove: mine eyes fail with looking upward: O Lord, I am oppressed; undertake for me.