A Song or Psalm for the sons of Korah, to the chief Musician upon Mahalath Leannoth, Maschil of Heman the Ezrahite.
O LORD God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee:
2 Let my prayer come before thee: incline thine ear unto my cry;
3 For my soul is full of troubles: and my life draweth nigh unto the grave.
4 I am counted with them that go down into the pit: I am as a man that hath no strength:
5 Free among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, whom thou rememberest no more: and they are cut off from thy hand.
6 Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, in darkness, in the deeps.
7 Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, and thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves. Selah.
8 Thou hast put away mine acquaintance far from me; thou hast made me an abomination unto them: I am shut up, and I cannot come forth.
9 Mine eye mourneth by reason of affliction: Lord, I have called daily upon thee, I have stretched out my hands unto thee.
10 Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise and praise thee? Selah.
11 Shall thy lovingkindness be declared in the grave? or thy faithfulness in destruction?
12 Shall thy wonders be known in the dark? and thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?
13 But unto thee have I cried, O Lord; and in the morning shall my prayer prevent thee.
14 Lord, why castest thou off my soul? why hidest thou thy face from me?
15 I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up: while I suffer thy terrors I am distracted.
16 Thy fierce wrath goeth over me; thy terrors have cut me off.
17 They came round about me daily like water; they compassed me about together.
18 Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, and mine acquaintance into darkness.

 

1A song or Psalme for the sonnes of Korah, to the chiefe Musician vpon Mahalath Leannoth, Maschil of Heman the Ezrahite. O Lord God of my saluation, I haue cried day and night before thee.

2Let my prayer come before thee: incline thine eare vnto my cry.

3For my soule is full of troubles: and my life draweth nigh vnto the graue.

4I am counted with them that go downe into the pit: I am as a man that hath no strength.

5Free among the dead, like the slaine that lie in the graue, whom thou remembrest no more: and they are cut off from thy hand.

6Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit: in darkenesse, in the deepes.

7Thy wrath lieth hard vpon me: and thou hast afflicted me with all thy waues. Selah.

8Thou hast put away mine acquaintance farre from mee: thou hast made me an abomination vnto them: I am shut vp, and I cannot come forth.

9Mine eye mourneth by reason of affliction, Lord, I haue called daily vpon thee: I haue stretched out my hands vnto thee.

10Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shal the dead arise and praise thee? Selah.

11Shall thy louing kindnesse be declared in the graue? or thy faithfulnesse in destruction?

12Shall thy wonders be knowen in the darke? and thy righteousnesse in the land of forgetfulnesse?

13But vnto thee haue I cried, O Lord, and in the morning shall my prayer preuent thee.

14Lord, why castest thou off my soule? why hidest thou thy face from me?

15I am afflicted and ready to die, from my youth vp: while I suffer thy terrours, I am distracted.

16Thy fierce wrath goeth ouer me: thy terrours haue cut me off.

17They came round about mee daily like water: they compassed mee about together.

18Louer and friend hast thou put farre from me: and mine acquaintance into darkenesse.

I == Ps 27:9 ; 51:14 ; Luke 18:7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

V == Isa 53:8

 

 

 

 

VII == Ps 42:7

 

VIII == Job 19:13 , 19 Ps 31:11 ; 142:4 ; Lam 3:7

IX == Job 11:13 ; Ps 38:10 ; 86:3 ; 143:6

 

X == Ps 6:5 ; 30:9 115:17 118:17 ; Isa 38:13

 

 

 

 

 

 

XIV == Job 13:24

 

XV == Job 6:4

 

 

XVII == Ps 22:16

 

 

XVIII == jOb 19:13 ; Ps 31:11 ; 38:11

 

 

 

"1.A song; a psalm of the Korahites. For the leader; according to Mahalath. For singing; a maskil of Heman the Ezrahite."

"2.LORD, my God, I call out by day; at night I cry aloud in your presence.

3.Let my prayer come before you; incline your ear to my cry.

4.For my soul is filled with troubles; my life draws near to Sheol.

5.I am reckoned with those who go down to the pit; I am weak, without strength."

6"My couch is among the dead, with the slain who lie in the grave. You remember them no more; they are cut off from your care.

7.You plunged me into the bottom of the pit, into the darkness of the abyss.

8.Your wrath lies heavy upon me; all your waves crash over me. Selah

9.Because of you my friends shun me; you make me loathsome to them; Caged in, I cannot escape;

10.my eyes grow dim from trouble. All day I call on you, LORD; I stretch out my hands to you.

11.Do you work wonders for the dead? Do the shades arise and praise you? Selah

12.Is your love proclaimed in the grave, your fidelity in the tomb?

13.Are your marvels declared in the darkness, your righteous deeds in the land of oblivion?

14.But I cry out to you, LORD; in the morning my prayer comes before you.

15.Why do you reject me, LORD? Why hide your face from me?

16.I am mortally afflicted since youth; lifeless, I suffer your terrible blows.

17.Your wrath has swept over me; your terrors have reduced me to silence.

18.All the day they surge round like a flood; from every side they close in on me.

19.Because of you companions shun me; my only friend is darkness."

Verses 1-9a This sorrowful Psalm was written by Heman the Ezrahite, who was first mentioned as one of the singers in 1 Chr. 15:19. He has prayed day and night for deliverance because he feels he is at death’s door. He believes God has laid this affliction upon him, and it was so infectious or defiling that no friends came near.
Verses 9b-12 Heman has continued to call upon the Lord daily, and pleads that he can glorify the Lord to others better if he is living than if he is dead.
Verses 13-18 He has faith to continue his daily supplication even though he is afflicted severely. Like Job, he feels the affliction and alienation from friends is from God, but he will continue to trust Him.