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

O Lord, the God Who saves me, I have cried out before You day and night.

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

Let my prayer come to You. Listen to my cry.

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

For my soul is filled with troubles. And my life comes near the grave.

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

I am added among those who go down into the deep hole. I am 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.

I am left among the dead, like those who have been killed and lie in the grave, whom You remember no more. They are cut off from Your help.

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

You have put me in the deepest hole, in a dark and deep place.

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

Your anger has rested upon me. And You have troubled me with all Your waves.

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 taken my good friends far from me. You have made me hated by them. I am shut in 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 eyes have become weak because of trouble. I have called to 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 show Your great works to the dead? Will the dead rise and praise You?

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

Will Your loving-kindness be told about in the grave, and how faithful You are in the place that destroys?

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

Will Your great works be known in the darkness, and Your right and good works in the land where all is forgotten?

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

But I have cried to You for help, O Lord. My prayer comes to You in the morning.

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

O Lord, why do You turn away from me? 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 have been troubled and near death since I was young. I have suffered Your punishment. And I cannot win.

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

Your burning anger has passed over me. The punishment You have sent destroys me.

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

They gather around me like water all day long. Together they close in upon me.

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

You have taken my friend and loved one far from me. Friends that were near to me are in darkness.