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¹ You keep me safe, Lord God.
So when I pray at night,
²     please listen carefully
    to each of my concerns.

³ I am deeply troubled
    and close to death;
⁴     I am as good as dead
    and completely helpless.
⁵ I am no better off
    than those in the grave,
    those you have forgotten
    and no longer help.

⁶ You have put me in the deepest
    and darkest grave;
⁷     your anger rolls over me
    like ocean waves.
⁸ You have made my friends turn
    in horror from me.
I am a prisoner
    who cannot escape,
⁹     and I am almost blind
    because of my sorrow.

Each day I lift my hands
    in prayer to you, Lord.
¹⁰     Do you work miracles
    for the dead?
Do they stand up
    and praise you?
¹¹ Are your love and loyalty
announced
    in the world
    of the dead?
¹² Do they know of your miracles
    or your saving power
in the dark world below
    where all is forgotten?

¹³ Each morning I pray
    to you, Lord.
¹⁴     Why do you reject me?
    Why do you turn from me?
¹⁵ Ever since I was a child,
I have been sick
    and close to death.
    You have terrified me
    and made me helpless.^[b]

¹⁶ Your anger is like a flood!
And I am shattered
    by your furious attacks
¹⁷     that strike each day
    and from every side.
¹⁸ My friends and neighbors
have turned against me
    because of you,
    and now darkness
    is my only companion.