| New American Standard Bible 1995 | Berean Study Bible |
| 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. | 1A song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. For the choirmaster. According to Mahalath Leannoth. A Maskil of Heman the Ezrahite. O LORD, the God of my salvation, day and night I cry out before You. |
| 2Let my prayer come before You; Incline Your ear to my cry! | 2May my prayer come before You; incline Your ear to my cry. |
| 3For my soul has had enough troubles, And my life has drawn near to Sheol. | 3For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol. |
| 4I am reckoned among those who go down to the pit; I have become like a man without strength, | 4I am counted among those descending to the Pit. I am like a man without strength. |
| 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. | 5I am forsaken among the dead, like the slain who lie in the grave, whom You remember no more, who are cut off from Your care. |
| 6You have put me in the lowest pit, In dark places, in the depths. | 6You have laid me in the lowest Pit, in the darkest of the depths. |
| 7Your wrath has rested upon me, And You have afflicted me with all Your waves. Selah. | 7Your wrath weighs heavily upon me; all Your waves have submerged me. Selah |
| 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. | 8You have removed my friends from me; You have made me repulsive to them; I am confined and cannot escape. |
| 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. | 9My eyes grow dim with grief. I call to You daily, O LORD; I spread out my hands to You. |
| 10Will You perform wonders for the dead? Will the departed spirits rise and praise You? Selah. | 10Do You work wonders for the dead? Do departed spirits rise up to praise You? Selah |
| 11Will Your lovingkindness be declared in the grave, Your faithfulness in Abaddon? | 11Can Your loving devotion be proclaimed in the grave, Your faithfulness in Abaddon? |
| 12Will Your wonders be made known in the darkness? And Your righteousness in the land of forgetfulness? | 12Will Your wonders be known in the darkness, or Your righteousness in the land of oblivion? |
| 13But I, O LORD, have cried out to You for help, And in the morning my prayer comes before You. | 13But to You, O LORD, I cry for help; in the morning my prayer comes before You. |
| 14O LORD, why do You reject my soul? Why do You hide Your face from me? | 14Why, O LORD, do You reject me? Why do You hide Your face from me? |
| 15I was afflicted and about to die from my youth on; I suffer Your terrors; I am overcome. | 15From my youth I was afflicted and near death. I have borne Your terrors; I am in despair. |
| 16Your burning anger has passed over me; Your terrors have destroyed me. | 16Your wrath has swept over me; Your terrors have destroyed me. |
| 17They have surrounded me like water all day long; They have encompassed me altogether. | 17All day long they engulf me like water; they enclose me on every side. |
| 18You have removed lover and friend far from me; My acquaintances are in darkness. | 18You have removed my beloved and my friend; darkness is my closest companion. |
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