Sirach 51:7-9

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised

⁷ They surrounded me on every side,
    and there was no one to help me;
I looked for human assistance,
    and there was none.
⁸ Then I remembered your mercy, O Lord,
    and your kindness^[a] from of old,
for you rescue those who wait for you
    and save them from the hand of their enemies.
⁹ And I sent up my prayer from the earth,
    and begged for rescue from death.