| New King James Version | New Living Translation |
| 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. | 1O LORD, God of my salvation, I cry out to you by day. I come to you at night. |
| 2Let my prayer come before You; Incline Your ear to my cry. | 2Now hear my prayer; listen to my cry. |
| 3For my soul is full of troubles, And my life draws near to the grave. | 3For my life is full of troubles, and death draws near. |
| 4I am counted with those who go down to the pit; I am like a man who has no strength, | 4I am as good as dead, like a strong man with no strength left. |
| 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. | 5They have left me among the dead, and I lie like a corpse in a grave. I am forgotten, cut off from your care. |
| 6You have laid me in the lowest pit, In darkness, in the depths. | 6You have thrown me into the lowest pit, into the darkest depths. |
| 7Your wrath lies heavy upon me, And You have afflicted me with all Your waves. Selah | 7Your anger weighs me down; with wave after wave you have engulfed me. Interlude |
| 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; | 8You have driven my friends away by making me repulsive to them. I am in a trap with no way of escape. |
| 9My eye wastes away because of affliction. LORD, I have called daily upon You; I have stretched out my hands to You. | 9My eyes are blinded by my tears. Each day I beg for your help, O LORD; I lift my hands to you for mercy. |
| 10Will You work wonders for the dead? Shall the dead arise and praise You? Selah | 10Are your wonderful deeds of any use to the dead? Do the dead rise up and praise you? Interlude |
| 11Shall Your lovingkindness be declared in the grave? Or Your faithfulness in the place of destruction? | 11Can those in the grave declare your unfailing love? Can they proclaim your faithfulness in the place of destruction? |
| 12Shall Your wonders be known in the dark? And Your righteousness in the land of forgetfulness? | 12Can the darkness speak of your wonderful deeds? Can anyone in the land of forgetfulness talk about your righteousness? |
| 13But to You I have cried out, O LORD, And in the morning my prayer comes before You. | 13O LORD, I cry out to you. I will keep on pleading day by day. |
| 14LORD, why do You cast off my soul? Why do You hide Your face from me? | 14O LORD, why do you reject me? Why do you turn your face from me? |
| 15I have been afflicted and ready to die from my youth; I suffer Your terrors; I am distraught. | 15I have been sick and close to death since my youth. I stand helpless and desperate before your terrors. |
| 16Your fierce wrath has gone over me; Your terrors have cut me off. | 16Your fierce anger has overwhelmed me. Your terrors have paralyzed me. |
| 17They came around me all day long like water; They engulfed me altogether. | 17They swirl around me like floodwaters all day long. They have engulfed me completely. |
| 18Loved one and friend You have put far from me, And my acquaintances into darkness. | 18You have taken away my companions and loved ones. Darkness is my closest friend. |
| The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. |
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