| New King James Version | King James Bible |
| 1A Song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. To the Chief Musician. Set to “Mahalath Leannoth.” A Contemplation of Heman the Ezrahite. O LORD, God of my salvation, I have cried out day and night before You. | 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: |
| 2Let my prayer come before You; Incline Your ear to my cry. | 2Let my prayer come before thee: incline thine ear unto my cry; |
| 3For my soul is full of troubles, And my life draws near to the grave. | 3For my soul is full of troubles: and my life draweth nigh unto the grave. |
| 4I am counted with those who go down to the pit; I am like a man who has no strength, | 4I am counted with them that go down into the pit: I am as a man that hath no strength: |
| 5Adrift among the dead, Like the slain who lie in the grave, Whom You remember no more, And who are cut off from Your hand. | 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. |
| 6You have laid me in the lowest pit, In darkness, in the depths. | 6Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, in darkness, in the deeps. |
| 7Your wrath lies heavy upon me, And You have afflicted me with all Your waves. Selah | 7Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, and thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves. Selah. |
| 8You have put away my acquaintances far from me; You have made me an abomination to them; I am shut up, and I cannot get out; | 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. |
| 9My eye wastes away because of affliction. LORD, I have called daily upon You; I have stretched out my hands to You. | 9Mine eye mourneth by reason of affliction: LORD, I have called daily upon thee, I have stretched out my hands unto thee. |
| 10Will You work wonders for the dead? Shall the dead arise and praise You? Selah | 10Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise and praise thee? Selah. |
| 11Shall Your lovingkindness be declared in the grave? Or Your faithfulness in the place of destruction? | 11Shall thy lovingkindness be declared in the grave? or thy faithfulness in destruction? |
| 12Shall Your wonders be known in the dark? And Your righteousness in the land of forgetfulness? | 12Shall thy wonders be known in the dark? and thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness? |
| 13But to You I have cried out, O LORD, And in the morning my prayer comes before You. | 13But unto thee have I cried, O LORD; and in the morning shall my prayer prevent thee. |
| 14LORD, why do You cast off my soul? Why do You hide Your face from me? | 14LORD, why castest thou off my soul? why hidest thou thy face from me? |
| 15I have been afflicted and ready to die from my youth; I suffer Your terrors; I am distraught. | 15I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up: while I suffer thy terrors I am distracted. |
| 16Your fierce wrath has gone over me; Your terrors have cut me off. | 16Thy fierce wrath goeth over me; thy terrors have cut me off. |
| 17They came around me all day long like water; They engulfed me altogether. | 17They came round about me daily like water; they compassed me about together. |
| 18Loved one and friend You have put far from me, And my acquaintances into darkness. | 18Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, and mine acquaintance into darkness. |
| The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | King James Bible, text courtesy of BibleProtector.com. |
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