1 O Jehovah, the God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee.

O Lord, the God of my salvation, I have cried to You for help by day; at night I am in Your presence.

2 L et my prayer enter into thy presence; Incline thine ear unto my cry.

Let my prayer come before You and really enter into Your presence; incline Your ear to my cry!

3 F or my soul is full of troubles, And my life draweth nigh unto Sheol.

For I am full of troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol (the place of the dead).

4 I am reckoned with them that go down into the pit; I am as a man that hath no help,

I am counted among those who go down into the pit (the grave); I am like a man who has no help or strength,

5 C ast off among the dead, Like the slain that lie in the grave, Whom thou rememberest no more, And they are cut off from thy hand.

Cast away among the dead, like the slain that lie in a 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 dark places, in the deeps.

You have laid me in the depths of the lowest pit, in darkness, in the deeps.

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

Your wrath lies hard upon me, and You have afflicted me with all Your waves. Selah!

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

You have put my friends far from me; You have made me an abomination to them. I am shut up, and I cannot come forth.

9 M ine eye wasteth away by reason of affliction: I have called daily upon thee, O Jehovah; I have spread forth my hands unto thee.

My eye grows dim because of sorrow and affliction. Lord, I have called daily on You; I have spread forth my hands to You.

10 W ilt thou show wonders to the dead? Shall they that are decreased arise and praise thee? Selah

Will You show wonders to the dead? Shall the departed arise and praise You? Selah!

11 S hall thy lovingkindness be declared in the grave? Or thy faithfulness in Destruction?

Shall Your steadfast love be declared in the grave? Or Your faithfulness in Abaddon (Sheol, as a place of ruin and destruction)?

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

Shall Your wonders be known in the dark? And Your righteousness in the place of forgetfulness ?

13 B ut unto thee, O Jehovah, have I cried; And in the morning shall my prayer come before thee.

But to You I cry, O Lord; and in the morning shall my prayer come to meet You.

14 J ehovah, why castest thou off my soul? Why hidest thou thy face from me?

Lord, why do You cast me off? 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 close to death from my youth up; while I suffer Your terrors I am distracted.

16 T hy fierce wrath is gone over me; Thy terrors have cut me off.

Your fierce wrath has swept over me; Your terrors have destroyed me.

17 T hey came round about me like water all the day long; They compassed me about together.

They surround me like a flood all day long; together they have closed in upon me.

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

Lover and friend have You put far from me; my familiar friends are darkness and the grave.