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1. A song from the Korah family. To the director: About a painful sickness. A maskil from Heman the Ezrahite. Lord God, you are my Savior. I have been praying to you day and night.
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1. A Song H7892 or Psalm H4210 for the sons H1121 of Korah H7141 , to the chief Musician H5329 upon H5921 Mahalath H4257 Leannoth H6031 , Maschil H4905 of Heman H1968 the Ezrahite H250 . O LORD H3068 God H430 of my salvation H3444 , I have cried H6817 day H3117 and night H3915 before H5048 thee:
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2. Please pay attention to my prayers. Listen to my prayers for mercy.
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2. Let my prayer H8605 come H935 before H6440 thee: incline H5186 thine ear H241 unto my cry H7440 ;
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3. My soul has had enough of this pain! I am ready to die.
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3. For H3588 my soul H5315 is full H7646 of troubles H7451 : and my life H2416 draweth nigh H5060 unto the grave H7585 .
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4. People already treat me like a dead man, like someone too weak to live.
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4. I am counted H2803 with H5973 them that go down H3381 into the pit H953 : I am H1961 as a man H1397 that hath no H369 strength H353 :
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5. Look for me among the dead, like a body in the grave. I am one of those you have forgotten, cut off from you and your care.
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5. Free H2670 among the dead H4191 , like H3644 the slain H2491 that lie H7901 in the grave H6913 , whom H834 thou rememberest H2142 no H3808 more H5750 : and they H1992 are cut off H1504 from thy hand H4480 H3027 .
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6. You put me in that hole in the ground. Yes, you put me in that dark place.
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6. Thou hast laid H7896 me in the lowest H8482 pit H953 , in darkness H4285 , in the deeps H4688 .
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7. Your anger presses down on me like a heavy weight. It's like one wave after another pounding against me. Selah
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7. Thy wrath H2534 lieth hard H5564 upon H5921 me , and thou hast afflicted H6031 me with all H3605 thy waves H4867 . Selah H5542 .
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8. You made my friends leave me. They all avoid me like someone no one wants to touch. Like a prisoner in my house, I cannot go out.
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8. Thou hast put away H7368 mine acquaintance H3045 far from H4480 me ; thou hast made H7896 me an abomination H8441 unto them: I am shut up H3607 , and I cannot H3808 come forth H3318 .
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9. My eyes hurt from crying. Lord, I pray to you constantly! I lift my arms in prayer to you.
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9. Mine eye H5869 mourneth H1669 by reason of H4480 affliction H6040 : LORD H3068 , I have called H7121 daily H3605 H3117 upon thee , I have stretched out H7849 my hands H3709 unto thee H413 .
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10. Do you do miracles for the dead? Do ghosts rise up and praise you? No! Selah
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10. Wilt thou show H6213 wonders H6382 to the dead H4191 ? shall the dead H7496 arise H6965 and praise H3034 thee? Selah H5542 .
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11. The dead in their graves cannot talk about your faithful love. People in the world of the dead cannot talk about your faithfulness.
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11. Shall thy lovingkindness H2617 be declared H5608 in the grave H6913 ? or thy faithfulness H530 in destruction H11 ?
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12. The dead who lie in darkness cannot see the amazing things you do. Those in the world of the forgotten cannot talk about your goodness.
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12. Shall thy wonders H6382 be known H3045 in the dark H2822 ? and thy righteousness H6666 in the land H776 of forgetfulness H5388 ?
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13. Lord, I am asking you to help me! Early each morning I pray to you.
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13. But unto H413 thee have I H589 cried H7768 , O LORD H3068 ; and in the morning H1242 shall my prayer H8605 prevent H6923 thee.
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14. Lord, why have you abandoned me? Why do you refuse to listen to me?
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14. LORD H3068 , why H4100 castest thou off H2186 my soul H5315 ? why hidest H5641 thou thy face H6440 from H4480 me?
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15. I have been sick and weak since I was young. I have suffered your anger, and I am helpless.
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15. I H589 am afflicted H6041 and ready to die H1478 from my youth up H4480 H5290 : while I suffer H5375 thy terrors H367 I am distracted H6323 .
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16. Your anger covers me like a flood. Your attacks are killing me.
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16. Thy fierce wrath H2740 goeth H5674 over H5921 me ; thy terrors H1161 have cut me off H6789 .
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17. They surround me on every side. I feel like a drowning man.
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17. They came round about H5437 me daily H3605 H3117 like water H4325 ; they compassed me about H5362 H5921 together H3162 .
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18. You caused my friends and loved ones to leave me. Now darkness is my closest friend.
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18. Lover H157 and friend H7453 hast thou put far H7368 from H4480 me, and mine acquaintance H3045 into darkness H4285 .
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