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O LORD, God of my salvation, I cry out to you by day. I come to you at night. |
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Now hear my prayer; listen to my cry. |
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For my life is full of troubles, and death draws near. |
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I am as good as dead, like a strong man with no strength left. |
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They have left me among the dead, and I lie like a corpse in a grave. I am forgotten, cut off from your care. |
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You have thrown me into the lowest pit, into the darkest depths. |
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Your anger weighs me down; with wave after wave you have engulfed me. Interlude |
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You have driven my friends away by making me repulsive to them. I am in a trap with no way of escape. |
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My eyes are blinded by my tears. Each day I beg for your help, O LORD; I lift my hands to you for mercy. |
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Are your wonderful deeds of any use to the dead? Do the dead rise up and praise you? Interlude |
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Can those in the grave declare your unfailing love? Can they proclaim your faithfulness in the place of destruction? |
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Can the darkness speak of your wonderful deeds? Can anyone in the land of forgetfulness talk about your righteousness? |
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O LORD, I cry out to you. I will keep on pleading day by day. |
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O LORD, why do you reject me? Why do you turn your face from me? |
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I have been sick and close to death since my youth. I stand helpless and desperate before your terrors. |
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Your fierce anger has overwhelmed me. Your terrors have paralyzed me. |
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They swirl around me like floodwaters all day long. They have engulfed me completely. |
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You have taken away my companions and loved ones. Darkness is my closest friend. A psalm of Ethan the Ezrahite. |
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