David Weeps on the Edge of His Bed at Night

Prompt

Psalm 6: "I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears." King David, sick and sorrowful, sits hunched on the edge of his carved wooden couch in his bedchamber at night, his face in his hands, tears running down his cheeks, crying out, "O LORD, heal me; how long?" The king is large and central, in a plain linen tunic with his rich robe fallen beside him and his crown set aside on a low table. A single clay oil lamp casts warm golden light across his face and the rumpled bedding; through a window behind him the deep blue night sky shows the first pale hint of dawn. Style: a blend of photo-realism and cinema, like a still from a big-budget film. Bright, rich, saturated, luminous colour, clear daylight or glowing golden light even in dramatic scenes, never murky or muddy, crisp detail, real human faces full of emotion, shallow depth of field, subtle film grain. Simple, uncluttered composition: ONE clear scene from this chapter, with the chapter's main character or characters large, close and central in the upper and middle frame, and a simple background. No montage, no collage, no inset vignettes, no crowd of small figures competing for attention. Historically accurate ancient Near Eastern clothing, architecture and landscape. Keep the bottom quarter of the frame simple and uncluttered (ground, water or sky) so a large chapter number can be set over it. Absolutely no text, no letters, no words, no numbers, no logos, no watermark, no border, no frame.