LORD, the God of my salvation, I call out by day; at night I cry aloud in your presence.a 3Let my prayer come before you; incline your ear to my cry.b 4*For my soul is filled with troubles;c my life draws near to Sheol. 5I am reckoned with those who go down to the pit; I am like a warrior without strength. 6My couch is among the dead, like the slain who lie in the grave. You remember them no more; they are cut off from your influence. 7You plunge me into the bottom of the pit, into the darkness of the abyss. 8Your wrath lies heavy upon me; all your waves crash over me.d Selah II 9Because of you my acquaintances shun me; you make me loathsome to them;e Caged in, I cannot escape; 10my eyes grow dim from trouble. All day I call on you, LORD; I stretch out my hands to you. 11*Do you work wonders for the dead? Do the shades arise and praise you?f Selah III 12Is your mercy proclaimed in the grave, your faithfulness among those who have perished?* 13Are your marvels declared in the darkness, your righteous deeds in the land of oblivion?
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