I Cry Out before You 1 Brenton O Lord God of my salvation, I have cried by day and in the night before thee. BSB BSB: A song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. For the choirmaster. According to Mahalath Leannoth. A Maskil of Heman the Ezrahite. O LORD, the God of my salvation, day and night I cry out before You.
2 Brenton Let my prayer come in before thee; incline thine ear to my supplication, O Lord. BSB BSB: May my prayer come before You; incline Your ear to my cry.
3 Brenton For my soul is filled with troubles, and my life has drawn nigh to Hades. BSB BSB: For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol.
4 Brenton I have been reckoned with them that go down to the pit; I became as a man without help; BSB BSB: I am counted among those descending to the Pit. I am like a man without strength.
5 Brenton free among the dead, as the slain ones cast out, who sleep in the tomb; whom thou rememberest no more; and they are rejected from thy hand. BSB BSB: I am forsaken among the dead, like the slain who lie in the grave, whom You remember no more, who are cut off from Your care.
6 Brenton They laid me in the lowest pit, in dark places , and in the shadow of death. BSB BSB: You have laid me in the lowest Pit, in the darkest of the depths.
7 Brenton Thy wrath has pressed heavily upon me, and thou hast brought upon me all thy billows. Pause. BSB BSB: Your wrath weighs heavily upon me; all Your waves have submerged me. Selah
8 Brenton Thou hast removed my acquaintance far from me; they have made me an abomination to themselves; I have been delivered up, and have not gone forth. BSB BSB: You have removed my friends from me; You have made me repulsive to them; I am confined and cannot escape.
9 Brenton Mine eyes are dimmed from poverty; but I cried to thee, O Lord, all the day; I spread forth my hands to thee. BSB BSB: My eyes grow dim with grief. I call to You daily, O LORD; I spread out my hands to You.
10 Brenton Wilt thou work wonders for the dead? or shall physicians raise them up, that they shall praise thee? BSB BSB: Do You work wonders for the dead? Do departed spirits rise up to praise You? Selah
11 Brenton Shall any one declare thy mercy in the tomb? and thy truth in destruction? BSB BSB: Can Your loving devotion be proclaimed in the grave, Your faithfulness in Abaddon?
12 Brenton Shall thy wonders be known in darkness? and thy righteousness in a forgotten land? BSB BSB: Will Your wonders be known in the darkness, or Your righteousness in the land of oblivion?
13 Brenton But I cried to thee, O Lord; and in the morning shall my prayer prevent thee. BSB BSB: But to You, O LORD, I cry for help; in the morning my prayer comes before You.
14 Brenton Wherefore, O Lord, dost thou reject my prayer, and turn thy face away from me? BSB BSB: Why, O LORD, do You reject me? Why do You hide Your face from me?
15 Brenton I am poor and in troubles from my youth; and having been exalted, I was brought low and into despair. BSB BSB: From my youth I was afflicted and near death. I have borne Your terrors; I am in despair.
16 Brenton Thy wrath has passed over me; and thy terrors have greatly disquieted me. BSB BSB: Your wrath has swept over me; Your terrors have destroyed me.
17 Brenton They compassed me like water; all the day they beset me together. BSB BSB: All day long they engulf me like water; they enclose me on every side.
18 Brenton Thou hast put far from me every friend, and mine acquaintances because of my wretchedness. A Psalm of instruction for Ætham the Israelite. BSB BSB: You have removed my beloved and my friend; darkness is my closest companion.
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