3. For my life is full of troubles,and death draws near.
4. I am as good as dead,like a strong man with no strength left.
5. They have left me among the dead,and I lie like a corpse in a grave.I am forgotten,cut off from your care.
6. You have thrown me into the lowest pit,into the darkest depths.
7. Your anger weighs me down;with wave after wave you have engulfed me.Interlude
8. You have driven my friends awayby making me repulsive to them.I am in a trap with no way of escape.
9. My eyes are blinded by my tears.Each day I beg for your help, O lord;I lift my hands to you for mercy.
10. Are your wonderful deeds of any use to the dead?Do the dead rise up and praise you?Interlude
11. Can those in the grave declare your unfailing love?Can they proclaim your faithfulness in the place of destruction?