| New King James Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 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 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. |
| 2Let my prayer come before You; Incline Your ear to my cry. | 2Let my prayer come before You; Incline Your ear to my cry! |
| 3For my soul is full of troubles, And my life draws near to the grave. | 3For my soul has had enough troubles, And my life has drawn near to Sheol. |
| 4I am counted with those who go down to the pit; I am like a man who has no strength, | 4I am reckoned among those who go down to the pit; I have become like a man without strength, |
| 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. | 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. |
| 6You have laid me in the lowest pit, In darkness, in the depths. | 6You have put me in the lowest pit, In dark places, in the depths. |
| 7Your wrath lies heavy upon me, And You have afflicted me with all Your waves. Selah | 7Your wrath has rested upon me, And You have afflicted 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 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. |
| 9My eye wastes away because of affliction. LORD, I have called daily upon You; I have stretched out my hands to You. | 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. |
| 10Will You work wonders for the dead? Shall the dead arise and praise You? Selah | 10Will You perform wonders for the dead? Will the departed spirits rise and praise You? Selah. |
| 11Shall Your lovingkindness be declared in the grave? Or Your faithfulness in the place of destruction? | 11Will Your lovingkindness be declared in the grave, Your faithfulness in Abaddon? |
| 12Shall Your wonders be known in the dark? And Your righteousness in the land of forgetfulness? | 12Will Your wonders be made known in the darkness? And Your righteousness in the land of forgetfulness? |
| 13But to You I have cried out, O LORD, And in the morning my prayer comes before You. | 13But I, O LORD, have cried out to You for help, And in the morning my prayer comes before You. |
| 14LORD, why do You cast off my soul? Why do You hide Your face from me? | 14O LORD, why do You reject my soul? Why do You hide Your face from me? |
| 15I have been afflicted and ready to die from my youth; I suffer Your terrors; I am distraught. | 15I was afflicted and about to die from my youth on; I suffer Your terrors; I am overcome. |
| 16Your fierce wrath has gone over me; Your terrors have cut me off. | 16Your burning anger has passed over me; Your terrors have destroyed me. |
| 17They came around me all day long like water; They engulfed me altogether. | 17They have surrounded me like water all day long; They have encompassed me altogether. |
| 18Loved one and friend You have put far from me, And my acquaintances into darkness. | 18You have removed lover and friend far from me; My acquaintances are in darkness. |
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