- O Lord, God of my salvation, I cry out to you by day. I come to you at night.
- Now hear my prayer; listen to my cry.
- For my life is full of troubles, and death[2] draws near.
- I am as good as dead, like a strong man with no strength left.
- They have left me among the dead, and I lie like a corpse in a grave. I am forgotten, cut off from your care.
- You have thrown me into the lowest pit, into the darkest depths.
- Your anger weighs me down; with wave after wave you have engulfed me. Interlude
- You have driven my friends away by making me repulsive to them. I am in a trap with no way of escape.
- My eyes are blinded by my tears. Each day I beg for your help, O Lord; I lift my hands to you for mercy.
- Are your wonderful deeds of any use to the dead? Do the dead rise up and praise you? Interlude
- Can those in the grave declare your unfailing love? Can they proclaim your faithfulness in the place of destruction?[3]
- Can the darkness speak of your wonderful deeds? Can anyone in the land of forgetfulness talk about your righteousness?
- O Lord, I cry out to you. I will keep on pleading day by day.
- O Lord, why do you reject me? Why do you turn your face from me?
- I have been sick and close to death since my youth. I stand helpless and desperate before your terrors.
- Your fierce anger has overwhelmed me. Your terrors have paralyzed me.
- They swirl around me like floodwaters all day long. They have engulfed me completely.
- You have taken away my companions and loved ones. Darkness is my closest friend.
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