1 O Lord God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee:

O Lord, the God of my salvation, I have cried out by day and in the night before You.

2 l et my prayer come before thee: incline thine ear unto my cry;

Let my prayer come before You; Incline Your ear to my cry!

3 f or my soul is full of troubles: and my life draweth nigh unto the grave.

For my soul has had enough troubles, And my life has drawn near to Sheol.

4 I am counted with them that go down into the pit: I am as a man that hath no strength:

I am reckoned among those who go down to the pit; I have become like a man without strength,

5 f ree among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, whom thou rememberest no more: and they are cut off from thy hand.

Forsaken among the dead, Like the slain who lie in the grave, Whom You remember no more, And they are cut off from Your hand.

6 T hou hast laid me in the lowest pit, in darkness, in the deeps.

You have put me in the lowest pit, In dark places, in the depths.

7 T hy wrath lieth hard upon me, and thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves. Selah.

Your wrath has rested upon me, And You have afflicted me with all Your waves. Selah.

8 T hou hast put away mine acquaintance far from me; thou hast made me an abomination unto them: I am shut up, and I cannot come forth.

You have removed my acquaintances far from me; You have made me an object of loathing to them; I am shut up and cannot go out.

9 M ine eye mourneth by reason of affliction: Lord, I have called daily upon thee, I have stretched out my hands unto thee.

My eye has wasted away because of affliction; I have called upon You every day, O Lord; I have spread out my hands to You.

10 W ilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise and praise thee? Selah.

Will You perform wonders for the dead? Will the departed spirits rise and praise You? Selah.

11 S hall thy lovingkindness be declared in the grave? or thy faithfulness in destruction?

Will Your lovingkindness be declared in the grave, Your faithfulness in Abaddon?

12 S hall thy wonders be known in the dark? and thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?

Will Your wonders be made known in the darkness? And Your righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?

13 B ut unto thee have I cried, O Lord; and in the morning shall my prayer prevent thee.

But I, O Lord, have cried out to You for help, And in the morning my prayer comes before You.

14 L ord, why castest thou off my soul? why hidest thou thy face from me?

O Lord, why do You reject my soul? Why do You hide Your face from me?

15 I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up: while I suffer thy terrors I am distracted.

I was afflicted and about to die from my youth on; I suffer Your terrors; I am overcome.

16 T hy fierce wrath goeth over me; thy terrors have cut me off.

Your burning anger has passed over me; Your terrors have destroyed me.

17 T hey came round about me daily like water; they compassed me about together.

They have surrounded me like water all day long; They have encompassed me altogether.

18 L over and friend hast thou put far from me, and mine acquaintance into darkness.

You have removed lover and friend far from me; My acquaintances are in darkness.