| NET Bible | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1A song, a psalm written by the Korahites; for the music director; according to the machalath-leannoth style; a well-written song by Heman the Ezrachite. O LORD God who delivers me! By day I cry out and at night I pray before you. | 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. |
| 2Listen to my prayer! Pay attention to my cry for help! | 2May my prayer reach Your presence; listen to my cry. |
| 3For my life is filled with troubles and I am ready to enter Sheol. | 3For I have had enough troubles, and my life is near Sheol. |
| 4They treat me like those who descend into the grave. I am like a helpless man, | 4I am counted among those going down to the Pit. I am like a man without strength, |
| 5adrift among the dead, like corpses lying in the grave, whom you remember no more, and who are cut off from your power. | 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 place me in the lowest regions of the pit, in the dark places, in the watery depths. | 6You have put me in the lowest part of the Pit, in the darkest places, in the depths. |
| 7Your anger bears down on me, and you overwhelm me with all your waves. (Selah) | 7Your wrath weighs heavily on me; You have overwhelmed me with all Your waves. Selah |
| 8You cause those who know me to keep their distance; you make me an appalling sight to them. I am trapped and cannot get free. | 8You have distanced my friends from me; You have made me repulsive to them. I am shut in and cannot go out. |
| 9My eyes grow weak because of oppression. I call out to you, O LORD, all day long; I spread out my hands in prayer 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 accomplish amazing things for the dead? Do the departed spirits rise up and give you thanks? (Selah) | 10Do You work wonders for the dead? Do departed spirits rise up to praise You? Selah |
| 11Is your loyal love proclaimed in the grave, or your faithfulness in the place of the dead? | 11Will Your faithful love be declared in the grave, Your faithfulness in Abaddon? |
| 12Are your amazing deeds experienced in the dark region, or your deliverance in the land of oblivion? | 12Will Your wonders be known in the darkness or Your righteousness in the land of oblivion? |
| 13As for me, I cry out to you, O LORD; in the morning my prayer confronts you. | 13But I call to You for help, LORD; in the morning my prayer meets You. |
| 14O LORD, why do you reject me, and pay no attention to me? | 14 LORD, why do You reject me? Why do You hide Your face from me? |
| 15I am oppressed and have been on the verge of death since my youth. I have been subjected to your horrors and am numb with pain. | 15From my youth, I have been afflicted and near death. I suffer Your horrors; I am desperate. |
| 16Your anger overwhelms me; your terrors destroy me. | 16Your wrath sweeps over me; Your terrors destroy me. |
| 17They surround me like water all day long; they join forces and encircle me. | 17They surround me like water all day long; they close in on me from every side. |
| 18You cause my friends and neighbors to keep their distance; those who know me leave me alone in the darkness. | 18You have distanced loved one and neighbor from me; darkness is my only friend. |
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