| Holman Christian Standard Bible | Christian Standard Bible |
| 1A song. A psalm of the sons of Korah. For the choir director: according to Mahalath Leannoth. A Maskil of Heman the Ezrahite. LORD, God of my salvation, I cry out before You day and night. | 1LORD, God of my salvation, I cry out before you day and night. |
| 2May my prayer reach Your presence; listen to my cry. | 2May my prayer reach your presence; listen to my cry. |
| 3For I have had enough troubles, and my life is near Sheol. | 3For I have had enough troubles, and my life is near Sheol. |
| 4I am counted among those going down to the Pit. I am like a man without strength, | 4I am counted among those going down to the Pit. I am like a man without strength, |
| 5abandoned among the dead. I am like the slain lying in the grave, whom You no longer remember, and who are cut off from Your care. | 5abandoned among the dead. I am like the slain lying in the grave, whom you no longer remember, and who are cut off from your care. |
| 6You have put me in the lowest part of the Pit, in the darkest places, in the depths. | 6You have put me in the lowest part of the Pit, in the darkest places, in the depths. |
| 7Your wrath weighs heavily on me; You have overwhelmed me with all Your waves. Selah | 7Your wrath weighs heavily on me; you have overwhelmed me with all your waves. Selah |
| 8You have distanced my friends from me; You have made me repulsive to them. I am shut in and cannot go out. | 8You have distanced my friends from me; you have made me repulsive to them. I am shut in and cannot go out. |
| 9My eyes are worn out from crying. LORD, I cry out to You all day long; I spread out my hands to You. | 9My eyes are worn out from crying. LORD, I cry out to you all day long; I spread out my hands to you. |
| 10Do You work wonders for the dead? Do departed spirits rise up to praise You? Selah | 10Do you work wonders for the dead? Do departed spirits rise up to praise you? Selah |
| 11Will Your faithful love be declared in the grave, Your faithfulness in Abaddon? | 11Will your faithful love be declared in the grave, your faithfulness in Abaddon? |
| 12Will Your wonders be known in the darkness or Your righteousness in the land of oblivion? | 12Will your wonders be known in the darkness or your righteousness in the land of oblivion? |
| 13But I call to You for help, LORD; in the morning my prayer meets You. | 13But I call to you for help, LORD; in the morning my prayer meets you. |
| 14 LORD, why do You reject me? Why do You hide Your face from me? | 14LORD, why do you reject me? Why do you hide your face from me? |
| 15From my youth, I have been afflicted and near death. I suffer Your horrors; I am desperate. | 15From my youth, I have been suffering and near death. I suffer your horrors; I am desperate. |
| 16Your wrath sweeps over me; Your terrors destroy me. | 16Your wrath sweeps over me; your terrors destroy me. |
| 17They surround me like water all day long; they close in on me from every side. | 17They surround me like water all day long; they close in on me from every side. |
| 18You have distanced loved one and neighbor from me; darkness is my only friend. | 18You have distanced loved one and neighbor from me; darkness is my only friend. |
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