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1 Lord God, my savior, I cry out all day, and at night I come before you.
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1 O LORD, the God who saves me, day and night I cry out before you.
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2 Hear my prayer; listen to my cry for help!
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2 May my prayer come before you; turn your ear to my cry.
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3 So many troubles have fallen on me that I am close to death.
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3 For my soul is full of trouble and my life draws near the grave.
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4 I am like all others who are about to die; all my strength is gone.
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4 I am counted among those who go down to the pit; I am like a man without strength.
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5 I am abandoned among the dead; I am like the slain lying in their graves, those you have forgotten completely, who are beyond your help.
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5 I am set apart with the dead, like the slain who lie in the grave, whom you remember no more, who are cut off from your care.
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6 You have thrown me into the depths of the tomb, into the darkest and deepest pit.
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6 You have put me in the lowest pit, in the darkest depths.
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7 Your anger lies heavy on me, and I am crushed beneath its waves.
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7 Your wrath lies heavily upon me; you have overwhelmed me with all your waves. "Selah"
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8 You have caused my friends to abandon me; you have made me repulsive to them. I am closed in and cannot escape;
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8 You have taken from me my closest friends and have made me repulsive to them. I am confined and cannot escape;
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9 my eyes are weak from suffering. Lord, every day I call to you and lift my hands to you in prayer.
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9 my eyes are dim with grief. I call to you, O LORD, every day; I spread out my hands to you.
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10 Do you perform miracles for the dead? Do they rise up and praise you?
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10 Do you show your wonders to the dead? Do those who are dead rise up and praise you? "Selah"
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11 Is your constant love spoken of in the grave or your faithfulness in the place of destruction?
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11 Is your love declared in the grave, your faithfulness in Destruction ?
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12 Are your miracles seen in that place of darkness or your goodness in the land of the forgotten?
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12 Are your wonders known in the place of darkness, or your righteous deeds in the land of oblivion?
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13 Lord, I call to you for help; every morning I pray to you.
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13 But I cry to you for help, O LORD; in the morning my prayer comes before you.
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14 Why do you reject me, Lord? Why do you turn away from me?
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14 Why, O LORD, do you reject me and hide your face from me?
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15 Ever since I was young, I have suffered and been near death; I am worn out from the burden of your punishments.
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15 From my youth I have been afflicted and close to death; I have suffered your terrors and am in despair.
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16 Your furious anger crushes me; your terrible attacks destroy me.
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16 Your wrath has swept over me; your terrors have destroyed me.
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17 All day long they surround me like a flood; they close in on me from every side.
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17 All day long they surround me like a flood; they have completely engulfed me.
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18 You have made even my closest friends abandon me, and darkness is my only companion.
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18 You have taken my companions and loved ones from me; the darkness is my closest friend.
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| Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission. (The Good News Translation - The Holy Bible Online) |
Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
