So many troubles have fallen on me 

That I am close to death. 

I am like all others who about to die; 

All my strength is gone. 

I am abandoned among the dead; 

I am like the slain lying in their graves, 

Those you forgotten completely, 

Who are beyond your help. 



REF: Lord, I call to You for help; 

Every morning I pray to you. 

Listen to my cry for help, 

And I lift my hands to you 

In a prayer. 



You have thrown me into depths of the tomb, 

Into the darkest and deepest pit. 

Your anger lies heavy on me, 

And I am crushed beneath its waves. 

You have caused my friends to abandon me; 

You have made me repulsive to them. 

I am closed in and cannot escape; 

My eyes are weak from suffering. 



REF.: Lord, ...