Psalms 88:1-8 in English

¹ A Song, a Psalm of the sons of Korah; for the Chief Musician; set to Mahalath Leannoth. Maschil of Heman the Ezrahite. O Jehovah, the God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee.

² Let my prayer enter into thy presence; Incline thine ear unto my cry.

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

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

⁵ 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 Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, In dark places, in the deeps.

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

⁸ 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.

¹ A Psalm of instruction for Ætham the Israelite.

² I will sing of thy mercies, O Lord, for ever: I will declare thy truth with my mouth to all generations.

³ For thou hast said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy truth shall be established in the heavens.

⁴ I made a covenant with my chosen ones, I sware unto David my servant.

⁵ I will establish thy seed for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations. Pause.

⁶ The heavens shall declare thy wonders, O Lord; and thy truth in the assembly of the saints.

⁷ For who in the heavens shall be compared to the Lord? and who shall be likened to the Lord among the sons of God?

⁸ God is glorified in the council of the saints; great and terrible toward all that are round about him.

¹ A Song or Psalm for the sons of Korah, to the chief Musician upon Mahalath Leannoth, Maschil of Heman the Ezrahite. O LORD God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee:

² Let my prayer come before thee: incline thine ear unto my cry;

³ For my soul is full of troubles: and my life draweth nigh unto the grave.

⁴ I am counted with them that go down into the pit: I am as a man that hath no strength:

⁵ Free 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 Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, in darkness, in the deeps.

⁷ Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, and thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves. Selah.

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

¹ A Song or Psalm for the sons of Korah, to the chief Musician upon Mahalath Leannoth, Maschil of Heman the Ezrahite. O LORD God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee:

² Let my prayer come before thee: incline thine ear unto my cry;

³ For my soul is full of troubles: and my life draweth nigh unto the grave.

⁴ I am counted with them that go down into the pit: I am as a man that hath no strength:

⁵ Free 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 Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, in darkness, in the deeps.

⁷ Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, and thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves. Selah.

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

¹ (89) A Psalm of instruction for Aetham the Israelite. I will sing of your mercies, O Lord, for ever: I will declare your truth with my mouth to all generations.

² For you have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: your truth shall be established in the heavens.

³ I made a covenant with my chosen ones, I sware to David my servant.

⁴ I will establish your seed for ever, and build up your throne to all generations. Pause.

⁵ The heavens shall declare your wonders, O Lord; and your truth in the assembly of the saints.

⁶ For who in the heavens shall be compared to the Lord? and who shall be likened to the Lord among the sons of God?

⁷ God is glorified in the council of the saints; great and terrible toward all that are round about him.

⁸ O Lord God of hosts, who is like to you? you are mighty, O Lord, and your truth is round about you.

¹ A Song, a Psalm of the sons of Korah; for the Chief Musician; set to Mahalath Leannoth. Maschil of Heman the Ezrahite. O LORD, the God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee:

² Let my prayer enter into thy presence; incline thine ear unto my cry:

³ For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draweth nigh unto Sheol.

⁴ I am counted with them that go down into the pit; I am as a man that hath no help:

⁵ 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 Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, in dark places, in the deeps.

⁷ Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, and thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves. Selah

⁸ 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.

¹ Yahweh God, you who rescues me, all during each day I call out to you to help me, and I cry out to you during each night also.

² Listen IDM to my prayer DOU, while I cry out to you for help!

³ I have experienced many troubles/difficulties, and I am about to die MTY and go where dead people are.

⁴ Because I have no more strength, other people also consider that I will soon die.

⁵ I am like a corpse that has been abandoned; I am like dead people who lie in their graves, people who have been completely forgotten, because you do not take care of them anymore.

⁶ It is as though you have thrown me into a deep, dark pit, into a place where they throw corpses.

⁷ It seems like you are very angry with me, and it is as though you have crushed me like ocean waves crash down on people MET.

⁸ You have caused my friends to ◄avoid/stay away from► me; I have become repulsive to them. It is as though I am in a prison and cannot escape.

¹ (89) A Psalm of instruction for Aetham the Israelite. I will sing of your mercies, O Lord, for ever: I will declare your truth with my mouth to all generations.

² For you have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: your truth shall be established in the heavens.

³ I made a covenant with my chosen ones, I sware to David my servant.

⁴ I will establish your seed for ever, and build up your throne to all generations. Pause.

⁵ The heavens shall declare your wonders, O Lord; and your truth in the assembly of the saints.

⁶ For who in the heavens shall be compared to the Lord? and who shall be likened to the Lord amongst the sons of God?

⁷ God is glorified in the council of the saints; great and terrible towards all that are round about him.

⁸ O Lord God of hosts, who is like to you? you are mighty, O Lord, and your truth is round about you.

¹ A Song. A Psalm by the sons of Korah. For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “The Suffering of Affliction.” A contemplation by Heman, the Ezrahite. Yahweh, the God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before you.

² Let my prayer enter into your presence. Turn your ear to my cry.

³ For my soul is full of troubles. My life draws near to Sheol.

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

⁵ 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 You have laid me in the lowest pit, in the darkest depths.

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

⁸ You have taken my friends from me. You have made me an abomination to them. I am confined, and I can’t escape.

¹ A Song. A Psalm by the sons of Korah. For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “The Suffering of Affliction.” A contemplation by Heman, the Ezrahite. Yahweh, the God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before you.

² Let my prayer enter into your presence. Turn your ear to my cry.

³ For my soul is full of troubles. My life draws near to Sheol.

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

⁵ 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 You have laid me in the lowest pit, in the darkest depths.

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

⁸ You have taken my friends from me. You have made me an abomination to them. I am confined, and I can’t escape.

¹ A Song. A Psalm by the sons of Korah. For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “The Suffering of Affliction.” A contemplation by Heman, the Ezrahite. LORD, the God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before you.

² Let my prayer enter into your presence. Turn your ear to my cry.

³ For my soul is full of troubles. My life draws near to Sheol.

⁴ I am counted amongst those who go down into the pit. I am like a man who has no help,

⁵ set apart amongst the dead, like the slain who lie in the grave, whom you remember no more. They are cut off from your hand.

⁶ You have laid me in the lowest pit, in the darkest depths.

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

⁸ You have taken my friends from me. You have made me an abomination to them. I am confined, and I can’t escape.

¹ 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 Let my prayer come before you; give ear to my cry:

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

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

⁵ 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 You have put me in the lowest deep, even in dark places.

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

⁸ 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.

¹ A Song, a Psalm for the sons of Korah. To the chief Musician. Upon Mahalath Leannoth. An instruction. Of Heman the Ezrahite. Jehovah, God of my salvation, I have cried by day and in the night before thee.

² Let my prayer come before thee; incline thine ear unto my cry.

³ For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draweth nigh to Sheol.

⁴ I am reckoned with them that go down into the pit; I am as a man that hath no strength:

⁵ Prostrate among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave; whom thou rememberest no more, and who are cut off from thy hand.

⁶ Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, in dark places, in the deeps.

⁷ Thy fury lieth hard upon me, and thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves. Selah.

⁸ Thou hast put my familiar friends far from me; thou hast made me an abomination unto them: I am shut up, and I cannot come forth.

¹ Of understanding, for Ethan the Ezrahite.

² The mercies of the Lord I will sing for ever. I will shew forth thy truth with my mouth to generation and generation.

³ For thou hast said: Mercy shall be built up for ever in the heavens: thy truth shall be prepared in them.

⁴ I have made a covenant with my elect: I have sworn to David my servant:

⁵ Thy seed will I settle for ever. And I will build up thy throne unto generation and generation.

⁶ The heavens shall confess thy wonders, O Lord: and thy truth in the church of the saints.

⁷ For who in the clouds can be compared to the Lord: or who among the sons of God shall be like to God?

⁸ God, who is glorified in the assembly of the saints: great and terrible above all them that are about him.

¹ A song. A psalm of the descendants of Korah. For the music director. To the tune “Mahalath Leannoth.” A maskil by Heman the Ezrahite Lord, God of my salvation, I cry out to you day and night.

² Please listen to my prayer; hear my words as I plead with you.

³ My life is full of troubles, and my death is approaching.

⁴ I'm counted among the dying; a man with no strength.

⁵ I am abandoned among the dead, lying like a corpse in the grave, forgotten and beyond your care.

⁶ You have placed me in a deep pit, in the depths of darkness.

⁷ Your hostility crushes me; you are drowning me under your crashing waves. Selah.

⁸ You have made my friends avoid me by making me look repulsive to them. I'm trapped, I can't go out.

¹ A song or Psalme of Heman the Ezrahite to give instruction, committed to the sonnes of Korah for him that excelleth upon Malath Leannoth. O Lord God of my saluation, I cry day and night before thee.

² Let my prayer enter into thy presence: incline thine eare vnto my cry.

³ For my soule is filled with euils, and my life draweth neere to the graue.

⁴ I am counted among them that go downe vnto the pit, and am as a man without strength:

⁵ Free among the dead, like the slaine lying in the graue, whome thou remembrest no more, and they are cut off from thine hand.

⁶ Thou hast layde me in the lowest pit, in darkenes, and in the deepe.

⁷ Thine indignation lyeth vpon me, and thou hast vexed me with all thy waues. Selah.

⁸ Thou hast put away mine acquaintance farre from me, and made mee to be abhorred of them: I am shut vp, and cannot get foorth.

¹ (88-1) A Song, a Psalm of the sons of Korah; for the Leader; upon Mahalath Leannoth. Maschil of Heman the Ezrahite. (88-2) O LORD, God of my salvation, what time I cry in the night before Thee,

² (88-3) Let my prayer come before Thee, incline Thine ear unto my cry.

³ (88-4) For my soul is sated with troubles, and my life draweth nigh unto the grave.

⁴ (88-5) I am counted with them that go down into the pit; I am become as a man that hath no help;

⁵ (88-6) Set apart 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 (88-7) Thou hast laid me in the nethermost pit, in dark places, in the deeps.

⁷ (88-8) Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, and all Thy waves Thou pressest down. Selah

⁸ (88-9) 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.

¹ A Song or Psalm for the sons of Korah. To the chief Musician upon Mahalath Leannoth, Maschil of Heman the Ezrahite. O Lord God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee:

² Let my prayer come before thee: Incline thine ear unto my cry;

³ For my soul is full of troubles: And my life draweth nigh unto the grave.

⁴ I am counted with them that go down into the pit: I am as a man that hath no strength:

⁵ Free 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 Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, In darkness, in the deeps.

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

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

¹ “A song or psalm of the sons of Korach, to the chief musician upon Machalath-le'annoth, a Maskil of Heman the Ezrachite.” (88:2) O Lord the God of my salvation, by day do I cry, and at night I am before thee.

² (88:3) Let my prayer come unto thy presence; incline thy ear unto my entreaty.

³ (88:4) For my soul is sated with troubles; and my life draweth nigh unto the nether world.

⁴ (88:5) I am counted with those that descend into the pit; I am become as a man without vigor:

⁵ (88:6) Free among the dead, like the slain that dwell in the grave, whom thou rememberest no more; and those that are cut off by thy hand.

⁶ (88:7) Thou hast laid me in the pit of the lower world, in darkness, in the depths.

⁷ (88:8) Upon me lieth heavily thy fury, and with all thy billows hast thou afflicted me. Selah.

⁸ (88:9) Thou hast removed my acquaintances far from me; thou hast rendered me an abomination unto them: I am imprisoned, and I cannot go forth.

¹ A Psalm of instruction for Ethan the Israelite.

² I will sing of thy mercies, O Lord, forever: I will declare thy truth with my mouth to all generations.

³ For thou hast said, Mercy shall be built up forever: Thy truth shall be established in the heavens.

⁴ I made a covenant with my chosen ones, I swore unto David my servant.

⁵ I will establish thy seed forever, And build up thy throne to all generations. Pause.

⁶ The heavens shall declare thy wonders, O Lord; And thy truth in the assembly of the saints.

⁷ For who in the heavens shall be compared to the Lord? And who shall be likened to the Lord among the sons of God?

⁸ God is glorified in the council of the saints; Great and terrible toward all that are round about him.

¹ “A psalm of the sons of Korah. For the leader of the music. Upon wind instruments. A psalm of Heman, the Ezrahite.” O LORD, God of my salvation! To thee do I cry by day, And by night is my prayer before thee!

² Let my supplication come before thee; Incline thine ear to my cry!

³ For my soul is full of misery, And my life draweth near to the underworld.

⁴ I am counted with those who are going down to the pit; I am like one who hath no strength.

⁵ I am left to myself among the dead, Like the slain who lie in the grave, Whom thou no more rememberest, And who are cut off from thy protecting hand.

⁶ Thou hast placed me in a deep pit, In a dark and deep abyss.

⁷ Thy wrath presseth hard upon me, And thou afflictest me with all thy waves! Pause.

⁸ Thou hast put mine acquaintances far from me, Yea, thou hast made me their abhorrence: I am shut up, and cannot go forth.

¹ O Lord my God, I cry for help in the day-time, in the night my cry is before you;

² let my prayer come into your presence, incline your ear to my cry.

³ For I am sated with sorrow, my life draws near to Sheol.

⁴ I am counted with those who go down to the pit; without strength am I.

⁵ My home is amongst the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, whom you remember no more cut off as they are from your hand.

⁶ In the deepest pit you have put me, in shadows deep and dark.

⁷ Your wrath lies heavy upon me, waves of your anger roll over me. Selah

⁸ You have put my friends far from me, you have made them shun me. I am shut in, and cannot escape,

¹ O Lord my God, I cry for help in the day-time, in the night my cry is before you;

² let my prayer come into your presence, incline your ear to my cry.

³ For I am sated with sorrow, my life draws near to Sheol.

⁴ I am counted with those who go down to the pit; without strength am I.

⁵ My home is among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, whom you remember no more cut off as they are from your hand.

⁶ In the deepest pit you have put me, in shadows deep and dark.

⁷ Your wrath lies heavy upon me, waves of your anger roll over me. Selah

⁸ You have put my friends far from me, you have made them shun me. I am shut in, and cannot escape,

¹ Adonai , the God of my yishu'ah ·salvation·, I have cried day and night before you.

² Let my prayer enter into your presence. Turn your ear to my cry.

³ For my soul is full of troubles. My life draws near to Sheol ·Place of the dead·.

⁴ I am counted among those who go down into the pit (of Abbadon, the unrighteous side of Sheol). I am like a man who has no help,

⁵ 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 You have laid me in the lowest pit (of Abbadon, the unrighteous side of Sheol), in the darkest depths.

⁷ Your wrath lies heavily on me. You have afflicted me with all your waves. Selah ·contemplation with musical interlude·.

⁸ You have taken my friends from me. You have made me an abomination to them. I am confined, and I can’t escape.

¹ A song, a psalm of the sons of Korah; for the chief musician; set to the Mahalath Leannoth style. A maschil of Heman the Ezrahite. Yahweh, God of my salvation, I cry out day and night before you.

² Listen to my prayer; pay attention to my cry.

³ For I am filled with troubles, and my life has reached Sheol.

⁴ People treat me like those who go down into the pit; I am a man with no strength.

⁵ I am abandoned among the dead; I am like the dead who lie in the grave, about whom you care no more because they are cut off from your power.

⁶ You place me in the lowest part of the pit, in the dark and deep places.

⁷ Your wrath lies heavy on me, and all your waves crash over me. Selah

⁸ Because of you, my acquaintances avoid me. You have made me a shocking sight to them. I am hemmed in and I cannot escape.

¹ A Song. A Psalm by the sons of Korah. For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “The Suffering of Affliction.” A contemplation by Heman, the Ezrahite. Yahweh, the God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before you.

² Let my prayer enter into your presence. Turn your ear to my cry.

³ For my soul is full of troubles. My life draws near to Sheol.

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

⁵ 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 You have laid me in the lowest pit, in the darkest depths.

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

⁸ You have taken my friends from me. You have made me an abomination to them. I am confined, and I can’t escape.

¹ A Song. A Psalm by the sons of Korah. For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “The Suffering of Affliction.” A contemplation by Heman, the Ezrahite. LORD, the God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before you.

² Let my prayer enter into your presence. Turn your ear to my cry.

³ For my soul is full of troubles. My life draws near to Sheol.

⁴ I am counted amongst those who go down into the pit. I am like a man who has no help,

⁵ set apart amongst the dead, like the slain who lie in the grave, whom you remember no more. They are cut off from your hand.

⁶ You have laid me in the lowest pit, in the darkest depths.

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

⁸ You have taken my friends from me. You have made me an abomination to them. I am confined, and I can’t escape.

¹ A Song or Psalm for the sons of Korah, to the chief Musician upon Mahalath Leannoth, Maschil of Heman the Ezrahite. O LORD God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee:

² Let my prayer come before thee: incline thy ear to my cry;

³ For my soul is full of troubles: and my life draweth nigh to the grave.

⁴ I am counted with them that go down into the pit: I am as a man that hath no strength:

⁵ Free 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 Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, in darkness, in the deeps.

⁷ Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, and thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves. Selah.

⁸ Thou hast put away my acquaintance far from me; thou hast made me an abomination to them: I am shut up, and I cannot come forth.

¹ A Song. A Psalm by the sons of Korah. For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “The Suffering of Affliction.” A contemplation by Heman, the Ezrahite. LORD, the God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before you.

² Let my prayer enter into your presence. Turn your ear to my cry.

³ For my soul is full of troubles. My life draws near to Sheol.

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

⁵ 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 You have laid me in the lowest pit, in the darkest depths.

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

⁸ You have taken my friends from me. You have made me an abomination to them. I am confined, and I can’t escape.

¹ A Song. A Psalm by the sons of Korah. For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “The Suffering of Affliction.” A contemplation by Heman, the Ezrahite. LORD, the God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before you.

² Let my prayer enter into your presence. Turn your ear to my cry.

³ For my soul is full of troubles. My life draws near to Sheol.

⁴ I am counted amongst those who go down into the pit. I am like a man who has no help,

⁵ set apart amongst the dead, like the slain who lie in the grave, whom you remember no more. They are cut off from your hand.

⁶ You have laid me in the lowest pit, in the darkest depths.

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

⁸ You have taken my friends from me. You have made me an abomination to them. I am confined, and I can’t escape.

¹ The song of the psalm, to the sons of Korah, to victory on Mahalath, for to answer the learning of Heman the Ezrahite. Lord God of mine health; I cried in day and night before thee.

² My prayer enter before thy sight; bow down thine ear to my prayer.

³ For my soul is full-filled with evils; and my life nighed to hell.

⁴ I am guessed with them that go down into the pit; I am made as a man without help,

⁵ and free among dead men. As men wounded sleeping in sepulchres, of which men none thou is mindful of after; and they be put away from thine hand.

⁶ They have put me in the lower pit; in dark places, and in the shadow of death.

⁷ Thy strong vengeance is confirmed on me; and thou hast brought in all thy waves on me.

⁸ Thou hast made far from me my known; they have set or put me abom-ination to themselves. I am taken in, and I went not out;

¹ The song of the psalm, to the sons of Korah, to victory on Mahalath, for to answer the learning of Heman, (the) Ezrahite. Lord God of mine health; I cried in day and night before thee. (A psalm, yea, a song by the Korahites, for the choirmaster, according to Mahalath, to answer a teaching by Heman, the Ezrahite. Lord God of my salvation; I have cried day and night before thee.)

² My prayer enter before thy sight (or Let my prayer come before thee); bow down thine ear to my prayer.

³ For my soul is full-filled with evils; and my life nighed to hell. (For my soul is filled full of evils; and my life came near to Sheol, that is, the land of the dead, or and my life nighed to the grave.)

⁴ I am guessed with them that go down into the pit; I am made as a man without help,

⁵ and free among dead men. As men wounded sleeping in sepulchres, of which men none (thou) is mindful (of) after; and they be put away from thine hand. (and free among the dead. Like the slain who sleep in tombs, or graves, of whom there is no one thou remembereth any more; yea, they all be cut off from thy help, or thy care.)

⁶ They have put me in the lower pit; in dark places, and in the shadow of death.

⁷ Thy strong vengeance is confirmed on me (or Thy fury hath raged against me); and thou hast brought in all thy waves on me.

⁸ Thou hast made far from me my known; they have set me (an) abomination to themselves. I am taken (in), and I went not out; (Thou hast taken all my friends far away from me; thou hast made me an abomination to them. I am enclosed, and I cannot go out;)

¹ 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 My prayer cometh in before Thee, Incline Thine ear to my loud cry,

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

⁴ I have been reckoned with those going down to the pit, I have been as a man without strength.

⁵ 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 Thou hast put me in the lowest pit, In dark places, in depths.

⁷ Upon me hath Thy fury lain, And with all Thy breakers Thou hast afflicted. Selah.

⁸ Thou hast put mine acquaintance far from me, Thou hast made me an abomination to them, Shut up — I go not forth.