“I ^(A)cried out to the Lord because of my affliction,
^(B)And He answered me.

“Out of the belly of Sheol I cried,
And You heard my voice.

^4 (A)The pangs of death surrounded me,
And the floods of ^[a]ungodliness made me afraid.
⁵ The sorrows of Sheol surrounded me;
The snares of death confronted me.
⁶ In my distress I called upon the Lord,
And cried out to my God;
He heard my voice from His temple,
And my cry came before Him, even to His ears.

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