¹⁰ “Who among you fears the Lord?
Who obeys the voice of His Servant?
Who ^(A)walks in darkness
And has no light?
^(B)Let him trust in the name of the Lord
And rely upon his God.

³ For my soul is full of troubles,
And my life ^(C)draws near to the grave.
⁴ I am counted with those who ^(D)go^[c] down to the pit;
^(E)I am like a man who has no strength,
^5 [d]Adrift among the dead,
Like the slain who lie in the grave,
Whom You remember no more,
And who are cut off from Your hand.

⁶ You have laid me in the lowest pit,
In darkness, in the depths.
⁷ Your wrath lies heavy upon me,
And You have afflicted me with all ^(F)Your waves. Selah
^8 (G)You have ^[e]put away my acquaintances far from me;
You have made me an abomination to them;
^(H)I am shut up, and I cannot get out;
⁹ My eye wastes away because of affliction.

^(I)Lord, I have called daily upon You;
I have stretched out my hands to You.
¹⁰ Will You work wonders for the dead?
Shall ^[f]the dead arise and praise You? Selah
¹¹ Shall Your lovingkindness be declared in the grave?
Or Your faithfulness in the place of destruction?
¹² Shall Your wonders be known in the dark?
And Your righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?

¹³ But to You I have cried out, O Lord,
And in the morning my prayer comes before You.
¹⁴ Lord, why do You cast off my soul?
Why do You hide Your face from me?
¹⁵ I have been afflicted and ready to die from my youth;
I suffer Your terrors;
I am distraught.
¹⁶ Your fierce wrath has gone over me;
Your terrors have ^[g]cut me off.
¹⁷ They came around me all day long like water;
They engulfed me altogether.
^18 (J)Loved one and friend You have put far from me,
And my acquaintances into darkness.

⁴ You hold my eyelids open;
I am so troubled that I cannot speak.
⁵ I have considered the days of old,
The years of ancient times.
⁶ I call to remembrance my song in the night;
I meditate within my heart,
And my spirit ^[a]makes diligent search.

⁷ Will the Lord cast off forever?
And will He be favorable no more?
⁸ Has His mercy ceased forever?
Has His ^(B)promise failed ^[b]forevermore?
⁹ Has God forgotten to be gracious?
Has He in anger shut up His tender mercies? Selah

¹⁰ And I said, “This is my ^[c]anguish;
But I will remember the years of the right hand of the Most High.”
¹¹ I will remember the works of the Lord;
Surely I will remember Your wonders of old.
¹² I will also meditate on all Your work,
And talk of Your deeds.