^{1 Ref} O Jehovah, the God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee.

^{2 Ref} Let my prayer enter into thy presence; Incline thine ear unto my cry.

^{3 Ref} For my soul is full of troubles, And my life draweth nigh unto Sheol.

^{4 Ref} I am reckoned with them that go down into the pit; I am as a man that hath no help,

^{5 Ref} Cast off among the dead, Like the slain that lie in the grave, Whom thou rememberest no more, And they are cut off from thy hand.

^{6 Ref} Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, In dark places, in the deeps.

^{7 Ref} Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, And thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves. Selah

^{8 Ref} Thou hast put mine acquaintance far from me; Thou hast made me an abomination unto them: I am shut up, and I cannot come forth.

^{9 Ref} Mine eye wasteth away by reason of affliction: I have called daily upon thee, O Jehovah; I have spread forth my hands unto thee.

^{10 Ref} Wilt thou show wonders to the dead? Shall they that are decreased arise and praise thee? Selah

^{11 Ref} Shall thy lovingkindness be declared in the grave? Or thy faithfulness in Destruction?

^{12 Ref} Shall thy wonders be known in the dark? And thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?

^{13 Ref} But unto thee, O Jehovah, have I cried; And in the morning shall my prayer come before thee.

^{14 Ref} Jehovah, why castest thou off my soul? Why hidest thou thy face from me?

^{15 Ref} I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up: While I suffer thy terrors I am distracted.

^{16 Ref} Thy fierce wrath is gone over me; Thy terrors have cut me off.

^{17 Ref} They came round about me like water all the day long; They compassed me about together.

^{18 Ref} Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, And mine acquaintance into darkness. Psalm 89 Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite.

^{1 Ref} <A Song. A Psalm. Of the sons of Korah. To the chief music-maker; put to Mahalath Leannoth. Maschil. Of Heman the Ezrahite.> O Lord, God of my salvation, I have been crying to you for help by day and by night:

^{2 Ref} Let my prayer come before you; give ear to my cry:

^{3 Ref} For my soul is full of evils, and my life has come near to the underworld.

^{4 Ref} I am numbered among those who go down into the earth; I have become like a man for whom there is no help:

^{5 Ref} My soul is among the dead, like those in the underworld, to whom you give no more thought; for they are cut off from your care.

^{6 Ref} You have put me in the lowest deep, even in dark places.

^{7 Ref} The weight of your wrath is crushing me, all your waves have overcome me. (Selah.)

^{8 Ref} You have sent my friends far away from me; you have made me a disgusting thing in their eyes: I am shut up, and not able to come out.

^{9 Ref} My eyes are wasting away because of my trouble: Lord, my cry has gone up to you every day, my hands are stretched out to you.

^{10 Ref} Will you do works of wonder for the dead? will the shades come back to give you praise? (Selah.)

^{11 Ref} Will the story of your mercy be given in the house of the dead? will news of your faith come to the place of destruction?

^{12 Ref} May there be knowledge of your wonders in the dark? or of your righteousness where memory is dead?

^{13 Ref} But to you did I send up my cry, O Lord; in the morning my prayer came before you.

^{14 Ref} Lord, why have you sent away my soul? why is your face covered from me?

^{15 Ref} I have been troubled and in fear of death from the time when I was young; your wrath is hard on me, and I have no strength.

^{16 Ref} The heat of your wrath has gone over me; I am broken by your cruel punishments.

^{17 Ref} They are round me all the day like water; they have made a circle about me.

^{18 Ref} You have sent my friends and lovers far from me; I am gone from the memory of those who are dear to me.

^{1 Ref} > Yahweh, the God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before you.

^{2 Ref} Let my prayer enter into your presence. Turn your ear to my cry.

^{3 Ref} For my soul is full of troubles. My life draws near to Sheol.

^{4 Ref} I am counted among those who go down into the pit. I am like a man who has no help,

^{5 Ref} Set apart among the dead, Like the slain who lie in the grave, Whom you remember no more. They are cut off from your hand.

^{6 Ref} You have laid me in the lowest pit, In the darkest depths.

^{7 Ref} Your wrath lies heavily on me. You have afflicted me with all your waves. Selah.

^{8 Ref} You have taken my friends from me. You have made me an abomination to them. I am confined, and I can't escape.

^{9 Ref} My eyes are dim from grief. I have called on you daily, Yahweh. I have spread out my hands to you.

^{10 Ref} Do you show wonders to the dead? Do the dead rise up and praise you? Selah.

^{11 Ref} Is your loving kindness declared in the grave? Or your faithfulness in Destruction?

^{12 Ref} Are your wonders made known in the dark? Or your righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?

^{13 Ref} But to you, Yahweh, I have cried. In the morning, my prayer comes before you.

^{14 Ref} Yahweh, why do you reject my soul? Why do you hide your face from me?

^{15 Ref} I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up. While I suffer your terrors, I am distracted.

^{16 Ref} Your fierce wrath has gone over me. Your terrors have cut me off.

^{17 Ref} They came around me like water all day long. They completely engulfed me.

^{18 Ref} You have put lover and friend far from me, And my friends into darkness.