[1] O Lord, God of my salvation, I have cried out day and night before You.
[2] Let my prayer come before You; Incline Your ear to my cry.
[3] For my soul is full of troubles, And my life draws near to the grave.
[4] I am counted with those who go down to the pit; I am like a man who has no strength,
[5] Adrift among the dead, Like the slain who lie in the grave, Whom You remember no more, And who are cut off from Your hand.
[6] You have laid me in the lowest pit, In darkness, in the depths.
[7] Your wrath lies heavy upon me, And You have afflicted me with all Your waves. Selah
[8] You 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;
[9] My eye wastes away because of affliction. Lord, I have called daily upon You; I have stretched out my hands to You.
[10] Will You work wonders for the dead? Shall the dead arise and praise You? Selah
[11] Shall Your lovingkindness be declared in the grave? Or Your faithfulness in the place of destruction?
[12] Shall Your wonders be known in the dark? And Your righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?
[13] But to You I have cried out, O Lord, And in the morning my prayer comes before You.
[14] Lord, why do You cast off my soul? Why do You hide Your face from me?
[15] I have been afflicted and ready to die from my youth; I suffer Your terrors; I am distraught.
[16] Your fierce wrath has gone over me; Your terrors have cut me off.
[17] They came around me all day long like water; They engulfed me altogether.
[18] Loved one and friend You have put far from me, And my acquaintances into darkness.