1. O Lord, the God of my salvation, I have cried to You for help by day; at night I am in Your presence. [Luke 18:7.]
2. Let my prayer come before You and really enter into Your presence; incline Your ear to my cry!
3. For I am full of troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol (the place of the dead).
4. I am counted among those who go down into the pit (the grave); I am like a man who has no help or strength [a mere shadow],
5. Cast away among the dead, like the slain that lie in a [nameless] grave, whom You [seriously] remember no more, and they are cut off from Your hand.