| King James Bible | International Standard Version |
| 1A Song or Psalm for the sons of Korah, to the chief Musician upon Mahalath Leannoth, Maschil of Heman the Ezrahite. O LORD God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee: | 1LORD, God of my salvation, by day and by night I cry out before you. |
| 2Let my prayer come before thee: incline thine ear unto my cry; | 2Let my prayer come before you; listen to my cry. |
| 3For my soul is full of troubles: and my life draweth nigh unto the grave. | 3For my life is filled with troubles as I approach Sheol. |
| 4I am counted with them that go down into the pit: I am as a man that hath no strength: | 4I am considered as one of those descending into the Pit, like a mighty man without strength, |
| 5Free among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, whom thou rememberest no more: and they are cut off from thy hand. | 5released to remain with the dead, lying in a grave like a corpse, remembered no longer, and cut off from your power. |
| 6Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, in darkness, in the deeps. | 6You have assigned me to the lowest part of the Pit, to the darkest depths. |
| 7Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, and thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves. Selah. | 7Your anger lies heavily upon me; you pound me with all your waves. Interlude |
| 8Thou 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. | 8You caused my acquaintances to shun me; you make me extremely abhorrent to them. Restrained, I am unable to go out. |
| 9Mine eye mourneth by reason of affliction: LORD, I have called daily upon thee, I have stretched out my hands unto thee. | 9My eyes languish on account of my affliction; all day long I call out to you, LORD, I spread out my hands to you. |
| 10Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise and praise thee? Selah. | 10Can you perform wonders for the dead? Can departed spirits stand up to praise you? Interlude |
| 11Shall thy lovingkindness be declared in the grave? or thy faithfulness in destruction? | 11Can your gracious love be declared in the grave or your faithfulness in Abaddon? |
| 12Shall thy wonders be known in the dark? and thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness? | 12Can your awesome deeds be known in darkness or your righteousness in the land of oblivion? |
| 13But unto thee have I cried, O LORD; and in the morning shall my prayer prevent thee. | 13As for me, I cry out to you LORD, and in the morning my prayer greets you. |
| 14LORD, why castest thou off my soul? why hidest thou thy face from me? | 14Why, LORD, have you rejected me? Why have you hidden your face from me? |
| 15I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up: while I suffer thy terrors I am distracted. | 15Since my youth I have been oppressed and in danger of death. I bear your dread and am overwhelmed. |
| 16Thy fierce wrath goeth over me; thy terrors have cut me off. | 16Your burning anger overwhelms me; your terrors destroy me. |
| 17They came round about me daily like water; they compassed me about together. | 17Like waters, they engulf me all day long; they surround me on all sides. |
| 18Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, and mine acquaintance into darkness. | 18You caused my friend and neighbor to shun me; and my acquaintances are confused. |
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