1. O lord, God of my salvation,I cry out to you by day.I come to you at night.
2. Now hear my prayer;listen to my cry.
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.