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| 1A song. A psalm of the Sons of Korah. For the director of music. According to mahalath leannoth. A maskil of Heman the Ezrahite. LORD, you are the God who saves me; day and night I cry out to you. | 1LORD, God of my salvation, by day and by night I cry out before you. |
| 2May my prayer come before you; turn your ear to my cry. | 2Let my prayer come before you; listen to my cry. |
| 3I am overwhelmed with troubles and my life draws near to death. | 3For my life is filled with troubles as I approach Sheol. |
| 4I am counted among those who go down to the pit; I am like one without strength. | 4I am considered as one of those descending into the Pit, like a mighty man without strength, |
| 5I am set apart with the dead, like the slain who lie in the grave, whom you remember no more, who are cut off from your care. | 5released to remain with the dead, lying in a grave like a corpse, remembered no longer, and cut off from your power. |
| 6You have put me in the lowest pit, in the darkest depths. | 6You have assigned me to the lowest part of the Pit, to the darkest depths. |
| 7Your wrath lies heavily on me; you have overwhelmed me with all your waves. | 7Your anger lies heavily upon me; you pound me with all your waves. Interlude |
| 8You have taken from me my closest friends and have made me repulsive to them. I am confined and cannot escape; | 8You caused my acquaintances to shun me; you make me extremely abhorrent to them. Restrained, I am unable to go out. |
| 9my eyes are dim with grief. I call to you, LORD, every day; I spread out my hands to you. | 9My eyes languish on account of my affliction; all day long I call out to you, LORD, I spread out my hands to you. |
| 10Do you show your wonders to the dead? Do their spirits rise up and praise you? | 10Can you perform wonders for the dead? Can departed spirits stand up to praise you? Interlude |
| 11Is your love declared in the grave, your faithfulness in Destruction? | 11Can your gracious love be declared in the grave or your faithfulness in Abaddon? |
| 12Are your wonders known in the place of darkness, or your righteous deeds in the land of oblivion? | 12Can your awesome deeds be known in darkness or your righteousness in the land of oblivion? |
| 13But I cry to you for help, LORD; in the morning my prayer comes before you. | 13As for me, I cry out to you LORD, and in the morning my prayer greets you. |
| 14Why, LORD, do you reject me and hide your face from me? | 14Why, LORD, have you rejected me? Why have you hidden your face from me? |
| 15From my youth I have suffered and been close to death; I have borne your terrors and am in despair. | 15Since my youth I have been oppressed and in danger of death. I bear your dread and am overwhelmed. |
| 16Your wrath has swept over me; your terrors have destroyed me. | 16Your burning anger overwhelms me; your terrors destroy me. |
| 17All day long they surround me like a flood; they have completely engulfed me. | 17Like waters, they engulf me all day long; they surround me on all sides. |
| 18You have taken from me friend and neighbor-- darkness is my closest friend. | 18You caused my friend and neighbor to shun me; and my acquaintances are confused. |
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