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

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

2 L et my prayer come before You; Incline Your ear to my cry!

Let my prayer enter into thy presence; Incline thine ear unto my cry.

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

For my soul is full of troubles, And my life draweth nigh unto Sheol.

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

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

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.

Cast 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.

6 Y ou have put me in the lowest pit, In dark places, in the depths.

Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, In dark places, in the deeps.

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

Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, And thou hast afflicted me with all thy 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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Shall thy lovingkindness be declared in the grave? Or thy faithfulness in Destruction?

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

Shall thy wonders be known in the dark? And thy 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.

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

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

Jehovah, why castest thou off my soul? Why hidest thou thy face from me?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, And mine acquaintance into darkness.