1 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 You; Incline Your ear to my cry!

3 F or my soul has had enough troubles, And my life has drawn near to Sheol.

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

5 F orsaken 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 Y ou have put me in the lowest pit, In dark places, in the depths.

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

8 Y ou 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 y 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 ill You perform wonders for the dead? Will the departed spirits rise and praise You? Selah.

11 W ill Your lovingkindness be declared in the grave, Your faithfulness in Abaddon?

12 W ill Your wonders be made known in the darkness? And Your righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?

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

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

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

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

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

18 Y ou have removed lover and friend far from me; My acquaintances are in darkness.