3 So many troubles have fallen on methat I am close to death.
4 I am like all others who are about to die;all my strength is gone.
5 I am abandoned among the dead;I am like the slain lying in their graves,those you have forgotten completely,who are beyond your help.
6 You have thrown me into the depths of the tomb,into the darkest and deepest pit.
7 Your anger lies heavy on me,and I am crushed beneath its waves.
8 You have caused my friends to abandon me;you have made me repulsive to them.I am closed in and cannot escape;
9 my eyes are weak from suffering. Lord, every day I call to youand lift my hands to you in prayer.