1 A Song * h7892 or Psalm * h4210 for the sons * h1121 of Korah * h7141, to the chief Musician * h5329 h8764 upon Mahalath * h4257 Leannoth * h6031 h8763, Maschil * h4905 h8688 of Heman * h1968 the Ezrahite * h250. O LORD * h3068 God * h430 of my salvation * h3444, I have cried * h6817 h8804 day * h3117 and night * h3915 before thee: for the sons: or, of the sons Maschil...: or, A Psalm of Heman the Ezrahite, giving instruction
2 Let my prayer * h8605 come * h935 h8799 before * h6440 thee: incline * h5186 h8685 thine ear * h241 unto my cry * h7440;
3 For my soul * h5315 is full * h7646 h8804 of troubles * h7451: and my life * h2416 draweth nigh * h5060 h8689 unto the grave * h7585.
4 I am counted * h2803 h8738 with them that go down * h3381 h8802 into the pit * h953: I am as a man * h1397 that hath no strength * h353:
5 Free * h2670 among the dead * h4191 h8801, like the slain * h2491 that lie * h7901 h8802 in the grave * h6913, whom thou rememberest * h2142 h8804 no more: and they are cut off * h1504 h8738 from thy hand * h3027. from: or, by
6 Thou hast laid * h7896 h8804 me in the lowest * h8482 pit * h953, in darkness * h4285, in the deeps * h4688.
7 Thy wrath * h2534 lieth hard * h5564 h8804 upon me, and thou hast afflicted * h6031 h8765 me with all thy waves * h4867. Selah * h5542.
8 Thou hast put away * h7368 mine acquaintance * h3045 h8794 far * h7368 h8689 from me; thou hast made * h7896 h8804 me an abomination * h8441 unto them: I am shut up * h3607 h8803, and I cannot come forth * h3318 h8799.
9 Mine eye * h5869 mourneth * h1669 h8804 by reason of affliction * h6040: LORD * h3068, I have called * h7121 h8804 daily * h3117 upon thee, I have stretched out * h7849 h8765 my hands * h3709 unto thee.
10 Wilt thou shew * h6213 h8799 wonders * h6382 to the dead * h4191 h8801? shall the dead * h7496 arise * h6965 h8799 and praise * h3034 h8686 thee? Selah * h5542.
11 Shall thy lovingkindness * h2617 be declared * h5608 h8792 in the grave * h6913? or thy faithfulness * h530 in destruction * h11?
12 Shall thy wonders * h6382 be known * h3045 h8735 in the dark * h2822? and thy righteousness * h6666 in the land * h776 of forgetfulness * h5388?
13 But unto thee have I cried * h7768 h8765, O LORD * h3068; and in the morning * h1242 shall my prayer * h8605 prevent * h6923 h8762 thee.
14 LORD * h3068, why castest thou off * h2186 h8799 my soul * h5315? why hidest * h5641 h8686 thou thy face * h6440 from me?
15 I am afflicted * h6041 and ready to die * h1478 h8802 from my youth * h5290 up: while I suffer * h5375 h8804 thy terrors * h367 I am distracted * h6323 h8799.
16 Thy fierce wrath * h2740 goeth over * h5674 h8804 me; thy terrors * h1161 have cut me off * h6789 h8768.
17 They came round about * h5437 h8804 me daily * h3117 like water * h4325; they compassed * h5362 h8689 me about together * h3162. daily: or, all the day
18 Lover * h157 h8802 and friend * h7453 hast thou put far * h7368 h8689 from me, and mine acquaintance * h3045 h8794 into darkness * h4285.