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

Yahweh, the God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before you.

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

Let my prayer enter into your presence. Turn your ear to 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. My life draws near to Sheol.

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

I am counted among those who go down into the pit. I am like a man who has 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.

set apart among the dead, like the slain who lie in the grave, whom you remember no more. They are cut off from your hand.

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

You have laid me in the lowest pit, in the darkest depths.

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

Your wrath lies heavily on me. 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.

You have taken my friends from me. You have made me an abomination to them. I am confined, and I can’t escape.

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.

My eyes are dim from grief. I have called on you daily, Yahweh. 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.

Do you show wonders to the dead? Do the departed spirits rise up and praise you? Selah.

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

Is your loving kindness declared in the grave? Or your faithfulness in Destruction?

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

Are your wonders made known in the dark? Or 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.

But to you, Yahweh, I have cried. 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?

Yahweh, 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.

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

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

Your fierce wrath has gone over me. Your terrors have cut me off.

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

They came around me like water all day long. They completely engulfed me.

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

You have put lover and friend far from me, and my friends into darkness.