Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared; {in that...: or, for his piety}

Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts: all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me.

And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, {and} thou heardest my voice. {by...: or, out of mine affliction} {hell: or, the grave}

Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink: let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters.

They have cut off my life in the dungeon, and cast a stone upon me.

{Thou}, which hast shewed me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken me again, and shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth.

[To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, {A Psalm} of David.] Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto {my} soul.

The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow. {gat...: Heb. found me}

Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I {am} desolate and afflicted.

He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters. {many: or, great}

He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, {and} established my goings. {an...: Heb. a pit of noise}

[A Song of degrees.] They that trust in the LORD {shall be} as mount Zion, {which} cannot be removed, {but} abideth for ever.

[A Song of degrees.] Blessed {is} every one that feareth the LORD; that walketh in his ways.

The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid. {ungodly men: Heb. Belial}

[A Song of degrees.] I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. {I will...: or, Shall I lift up mine eyes to the hills? whence should my help come?}

[A Song of degrees.] Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say: {Many...: or, Much}

[A Song of degrees for Solomon.] Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh {but} in vain. {for...: or, of Solomon} {that...: Heb. that are builders of it in it}

[A Song of degrees.] Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.

[A Song of degrees of David.] I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD.

[A Song of degrees of David.] If {it had not been} the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say;

Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, in darkness, in the deeps.

[A Song of degrees.] When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. {turned...: Heb. returned the returning}

In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, {even} into his ears.

I called upon the LORD in distress: the LORD answered me, {and set me} in a large place. {in distress: Heb. out of distress}

Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish's belly,

[A Song of degrees.] In my distress I cried unto the LORD, and he heard me.

[A Song of degrees of David.] If {it had not been} the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say;

[A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed, and poureth out his complaint before the LORD.] Hear my prayer, O LORD, and let my cry come unto thee. {of: or, for}

He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters; {many: or, great}

[A Song of degrees.] Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.

[A Song of degrees of David.] I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD.

By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not.

And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.

And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion {is} an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom {is} from generation to generation:

[To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.] Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy.

And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit {was} empty, {there was} no water in it.

I cried unto the LORD with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah.

I cried to thee, O LORD; and unto the LORD I made supplication.

In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord: my sore ran in the night, and ceased not: my soul refused to be comforted. {sore: Heb. hand}

A Song of degrees. LORD, remember David, {and} all his afflictions:

Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: {yet} thy commandments {are} my delights. {taken...: Heb. found me}

And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, Surely it {is} the king of Israel. And they turned aside to fight against him: and Jehoshaphat cried out.

And Peter went out, and wept bitterly.

O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death? {the body...: or, this body of death}

Then called I upon the name of the LORD; O LORD, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.

Incline thine ear, O LORD, and hear; open thine eyes, O LORD, and see: and hear all the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent to reproach the living God.

I called upon thy name, O LORD, out of the low dungeon.

Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, in darkness, in the deeps.

Then stood up upon the stairs, of the Levites, Jeshua, and Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, {and} Chenani, and cried with a loud voice unto the LORD their God. {stairs: or, scaffold}

But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily unto God: yea, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence that {is} in their hands.

And the Lord {said} unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and enquire in the house of Judas for {one} called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth,

I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.

[A Song of degrees.] Behold, bless ye the LORD, all {ye} servants of the LORD, which by night stand in the house of the LORD.