[1] LORD God, my savior, I cry out all day, and at night I come before you. [2] Hear my prayer; listen to my cry for help! [3] So many troubles have fallen on me that I am close to death. [4] I am like all others who are about to die; all my strength is gone. [5] I am abandoned among the dead; I am like the slain lying in their graves, those you have forgotten completely, who are beyond your help. [6] You have thrown me into the depths of the tomb, into the darkest and deepest pit. [7] Your anger lies heavy on me, and I am crushed beneath its waves. [8] You have caused my friends to abandon me; you have made me repulsive to them. I am closed in and cannot escape; [9] my eyes are weak from suffering.LORD, every day I call to you and lift my hands to you in prayer. [10] Do you perform miracles for the dead? Do they rise up and praise you? [11] Is your constant love spoken of in the grave or your faithfulness in the place of destruction? [12] Are your miracles seen in that place of darkness or your goodness in the land of the forgotten? [13] LORD, I call to you for help; every morning I pray to you. [14] Why do you reject me, LORD? Why do you turn away from me? [15] Ever since I was young, I have suffered and been near death; I am worn out from the burden of your punishments. [16] Your furious anger crushes me; your terrible attacks destroy me. [17] All day long they surround me like a flood; they close in on me from every side. [18] You have made even my closest friends abandon me, and darkness is my only companion.
