| New King James Version | NET Bible |
| 1A Song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. To the Chief Musician. Set to “Mahalath Leannoth.” A Contemplation of Heman the Ezrahite. O LORD, God of my salvation, I have cried out day and night before You. | 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. |
| 2Let my prayer come before You; Incline Your ear to my cry. | 2Listen to my prayer! Pay attention to my cry for help! |
| 3For my soul is full of troubles, And my life draws near to the grave. | 3For my life is filled with troubles and I am ready to enter Sheol. |
| 4I am counted with those who go down to the pit; I am like a man who has no strength, | 4They treat me like those who descend into the grave. I am like a helpless man, |
| 5Adrift among the dead, Like the slain who lie in the grave, Whom You remember no more, And who are cut off from Your hand. | 5adrift among the dead, like corpses lying in the grave, whom you remember no more, and who are cut off from your power. |
| 6You have laid me in the lowest pit, In darkness, in the depths. | 6You place me in the lowest regions of the pit, in the dark places, in the watery depths. |
| 7Your wrath lies heavy upon me, And You have afflicted me with all Your waves. Selah | 7Your anger bears down on me, and you overwhelm me with all your waves. (Selah) |
| 8You 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; | 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. |
| 9My eye wastes away because of affliction. LORD, I have called daily upon You; I have stretched out my hands to You. | 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. |
| 10Will You work wonders for the dead? Shall the dead arise and praise You? Selah | 10Do you accomplish amazing things for the dead? Do the departed spirits rise up and give you thanks? (Selah) |
| 11Shall Your lovingkindness be declared in the grave? Or Your faithfulness in the place of destruction? | 11Is your loyal love proclaimed in the grave, or your faithfulness in the place of the dead? |
| 12Shall Your wonders be known in the dark? And Your righteousness in the land of forgetfulness? | 12Are your amazing deeds experienced in the dark region, or your deliverance in the land of oblivion? |
| 13But to You I have cried out, O LORD, And in the morning my prayer comes before You. | 13As for me, I cry out to you, O LORD; in the morning my prayer confronts you. |
| 14LORD, why do You cast off my soul? Why do You hide Your face from me? | 14O LORD, why do you reject me, and pay no attention to me? |
| 15I have been afflicted and ready to die from my youth; I suffer Your terrors; I am distraught. | 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. |
| 16Your fierce wrath has gone over me; Your terrors have cut me off. | 16Your anger overwhelms me; your terrors destroy me. |
| 17They came around me all day long like water; They engulfed me altogether. | 17They surround me like water all day long; they join forces and encircle me. |
| 18Loved one and friend You have put far from me, And my acquaintances into darkness. | 18You cause my friends and neighbors to keep their distance; those who know me leave me alone in the darkness. |
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