| King James Bible | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 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: | 1A Song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. For the choir director; according to Mahalath Leannoth. A Maskil of Heman the Ezrahite. O LORD, the God of my salvation, I have cried out by day and in the night before You. |
| 2Let my prayer come before thee: incline thine ear unto my cry; | 2Let my prayer come before You; Incline Your ear to my cry! |
| 3For my soul is full of troubles: and my life draweth nigh unto the grave. | 3For my soul has had enough troubles, And my life has drawn near to Sheol. |
| 4I am counted with them that go down into the pit: I am as a man that hath no strength: | 4I am reckoned among those who go down to the pit; I have become like a 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. | 5Forsaken among the dead, Like the slain who lie in the grave, Whom You remember no more, And they are cut off from Your hand. |
| 6Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, in darkness, in the deeps. | 6You have put me in the lowest pit, In dark places, in the depths. |
| 7Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, and thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves. Selah. | 7Your wrath has rested upon me, And You have afflicted me with all Your waves. Selah. |
| 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 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. |
| 9Mine eye mourneth by reason of affliction: LORD, I have called daily upon thee, I have stretched out my hands unto thee. | 9My eye has wasted away because of affliction; I have called upon You every day, O LORD; I have spread out my hands to You. |
| 10Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise and praise thee? Selah. | 10Will You perform wonders for the dead? Will the departed spirits rise and praise You? Selah. |
| 11Shall thy lovingkindness be declared in the grave? or thy faithfulness in destruction? | 11Will Your lovingkindness be declared in the grave, Your faithfulness in Abaddon? |
| 12Shall thy wonders be known in the dark? and thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness? | 12Will Your wonders be made known in the darkness? And Your righteousness in the land of forgetfulness? |
| 13But unto thee have I cried, O LORD; and in the morning shall my prayer prevent thee. | 13But I, O LORD, have cried out to You for help, And in the morning my prayer comes before You. |
| 14LORD, why castest thou off my soul? why hidest thou thy face from me? | 14O LORD, why do You reject my soul? Why do You hide Your face from me? |
| 15I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up: while I suffer thy terrors I am distracted. | 15I was afflicted and about to die from my youth on; I suffer Your terrors; I am overcome. |
| 16Thy fierce wrath goeth over me; thy terrors have cut me off. | 16Your burning anger has passed over me; Your terrors have destroyed me. |
| 17They came round about me daily like water; they compassed me about together. | 17They have surrounded me like water all day long; They have encompassed me altogether. |
| 18Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, and mine acquaintance into darkness. | 18You have removed lover and friend far from me; My acquaintances are in darkness. |
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