881 O Lord , the God of my salvation , I have cried out by day and in the night before You. 2 Let my prayer come before You; Incline Your ear to my cry ! 3 For my soul has had enough troubles , And my life has drawn near to Sheol . 4 I am reckoned among those who go down to the pit ; I have become like a man without strength , 5 Forsaken among the dead , Like the slain who lie in the grave , Whom You remember no more , And they are cut off from Your hand . 6 You have put me in the lowest pit , In dark places , in the depths . 7 Your wrath has rested upon me, And You have afflicted me with all Your waves . Selah . 8 You have removed my acquaintances far from me; You have made me an object of loathing to them; I am shut up and cannot go out. 9 My eye has wasted away because of affliction ; I have called upon You every day , O Lord ; I have spread out my hands to You.
10 Will You perform wonders for the dead ? Will the departed spirits rise and praise You? Selah . 11 Will Your lovingkindness be declared in the grave , Your faithfulness in Abaddon ? 12 Will Your wonders be made known in the darkness ? And Your righteousness in the land of forgetfulness ? 13 But I, O Lord , have cried out to You for help , And in the morning my prayer comes before You. 14 O Lord , why do You reject my soul ? Why do You hide Your face from me? 15 I was afflicted and about to die from my youth on; I suffer Your terrors ; I am overcome . 16 Your burning anger has passed over me; Your terrors have destroyed me. 17 They have surrounded me like water all day long; They have encompassed me altogether . 18 You have removed lover and friend far from me; My acquaintances are in darkness .
