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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.^[b]
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^[c] 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.