^{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, by sons of Korah, to the Overseer, `Concerning the Sickness of Afflictions.' -- An instruction, by Heman the Ezrahite. O Jehovah, God of my salvation, Daily I have cried, nightly before Thee,

^{2 Ref} My prayer cometh in before Thee, Incline Thine ear to my loud cry,

^{3 Ref} For my soul hath been full of evils, And my life hath come to Sheol.

^{4 Ref} I have been reckoned with those going down `to' the pit, I have been as a man without strength.

^{5 Ref} Among the dead -- free, As pierced ones lying in the grave, Whom Thou hast not remembered any more, Yea, they by Thy hand have been cut off.

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

^{7 Ref} Upon me hath Thy fury lain, And `with' all Thy breakers Thou hast afflicted. Selah.

^{8 Ref} Thou hast put mine acquaintance far from me, Thou hast made me an abomination to them, Shut up -- I go not forth.

^{9 Ref} Mine eye hath grieved because of affliction, I called Thee, O Jehovah, all the day, I have spread out unto Thee my hands.

^{10 Ref} To the dead dost Thou do wonders? Do Rephaim rise? do they thank Thee? Selah.

^{11 Ref} Is Thy kindness recounted in the grave? Thy faithfulness in destruction?

^{12 Ref} Are Thy wonders known in the darkness? And Thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?

^{13 Ref} And I, unto Thee, O Jehovah, I have cried, And in the morning doth my prayer come before Thee.

^{14 Ref} Why, O Jehovah, castest Thou off my soul? Thou hidest Thy face from me.

^{15 Ref} I `am' afflicted, and expiring from youth, I have borne Thy terrors -- I pine away.

^{16 Ref} Over me hath Thy wrath passed, Thy terrors have cut me off,

^{17 Ref} They have surrounded me as waters all the day, They have gone round against me together,

^{18 Ref} Thou hast put far from me lover and friend, Mine acquaintance `is' the place of darkness!

^{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.