Self-interpreting Bible

0 A Song or Psalm ¹for the sons of Korah, to the chief Musician upon ^aMahalath Leannoth, ²Maschil of ^bHeman the Ezrahite.

• 1: Or, of. Ps. 42, title. , Psalms 42
• a: Psalms 53
• 2: Or, A psalm of Heman the Ezrahite, giving instruction. Ps. 32, title. , Psalms 32
• b: 1Ki. 4:31 , 1Ch. 25:1 , 1Ch. 25:4 , 1Ch. 2:6

1 O LORD ^cGod of my salvation, ^dI have cried day and night before thee:

• c: Ps. 27:1 , Ps. 68:19 , Ps. 68:20 , Lu. 1:47 , Tit. 2:13 , Tit. 2:14
• d: Ps. 22:2 , Ps. 77:2 , Ps. 86:3 , Lu. 18:7 , Ep. 6:18

2 Let ^emy prayer come before thee: incline thine ear unto my cry;

• e: La. 3:8 , Da. 9:18 , Da. 9:19 , 1Ki. 8:52 , Ps. 141:1 , Ps. 141:2

3 For ^fmy soul is full of troubles: and my life draweth nigh unto the grave.

• f: Ps. 88:14 - 16 , Ps. 77:1 - 9 , Ps. 22:6 - 21 , Ps. 107:18 , Ps. 143:3 , Ps. 143:7

4 I ^gam counted ^hwith them that go down into the pit: I am as a man that hath no strength:

• g: Job 17:1 , Ps. 102:2 - 11 , Ps. 102:23 , Ps. 109:22 - 24 , 2Co. 1:9
• h: Ps. 28:1

5 ⁱFree among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, whom thou ^jrememberest no more: and they are cut off ³from thy hand.

• i: Is. 38:1 , Is. 38:10 - 12 , Ps. 31:12 , Ps. 119:83 , Eze. 37:11 , La. 3:1 - 16
• j: Ps. 88:10 - 12 , Ps. 6:5
• 3: Or, by thy hand.

6 Thou ^khast laid me in the lowest pit, in darkness, in the deeps.

• k: La. 3:1 - 16 , Ps. 143:3 , Ps. 69:1 , Ps. 69:2 , Ps. 69:15 , Ps. 40:2 , Ps. 18:16 , Is. 38:17

7 Thy ^lwrath lieth hard upon me, and thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves. Selah.

• l: 1Pe. 2:24 , Ps. 102:10 , Is. 38:14 , Job 6:4 , Job 10:16 , Job 9:17 , Ps. 42:7 , Is. 43:1 , Is. 43:2 , Is. 64:12

8 Thou ^mhast put away mine acquaintance far from me; thou hast made me ⁿan abomination unto them: I am ^oshut up, and I cannot come forth.

• m: Ps. 88:18 , Job 19:13 - 19 , Ps. 31:11 , Ps. 142:4 , Lu. 23:49
• n: Job 30:10
• o: Job 12:14 , Job 36:8 , Job 19:8 , La. 3:3 , La. 3:5 , La. 3:7 , La. 3:9 , Ho. 2:6

9 Mine ^peye mourneth by reason of affliction: LORD, I have called daily upon thee, ^qI have stretched out my hands unto thee.

• p: Ps. 38:10 , Ps. 77:1 - 4 , Ps. 22:1 , Ps. 22:2 , Ps. 42:3 , Ps. 102:9
• q: Job 11:13 , Ps. 143:6 , Ps. 68:31

10 ^rWilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise and praise thee? Selah.

• r: Ps. 6:5 , Ps. 30:9 , Ps. 115:17 , Ps. 118:17 , Is. 38:18 , Is. 38:19

11 Shall thy lovingkindness be declared in the grave? or thy faithfulness in ^sdestruction?

• s: Job 26:6

12 Shall thy wonders be known in ^tthe dark? and thy righteousness in the ^uland of forgetfulness?

• t: Job 10:21 , Job 10:22 , Ps. 143:3 , Ps. 88:6
• u: Ec. 9:5 , Ec. 8:10 , Ps. 31:12 , Ps. 88:5

13 But ^vunto thee have I cried, O LORD; and in the morning shall my prayer ^w*prevent thee.

• v: Ps. 130:1 , Ps. 130:2 , Ps. 77:1 , Ps. 5:1 - 3
• w: Mat. 17:25
• *: prevent-go before, anticipate.

14 LORD, ^xwhy castest thou off my soul? why ^yhidest thou thy face from me?

• x: Ps. 10:1 , Ps. 13:1 - 3 , Ps. 43:2 , Ps. 77:5 - 9
• y: Job 13:24

15 I am ^zafflicted and ready to die from my youth up: while ^aI suffer thy terrors I am distracted.

• z: Ps. 73:14 , Job 17:1 , Job 7:15 , Job 7:16
• a: Job 6:4 , Job 7:11 , Job 7:14 , Job 7:20 , Ps. 18:4 , Ps. 18:5 , Jn. 12:27

16 Thy ^bfierce ⁴wrath goeth over me; thy terrors have cut me off.

• b: Re. 6:17 , Ps. 89:38 , Ps. 42:7 , Ps. 69:1 , Ps. 69:2
• 4: Heb. burnings.

17 They ^ccame round about me ⁵daily like water; they ^*compassed me about together.

• c: Ps. 116:3 , Ps. 102:10 , Ps. 42:7 , Ps. 69:1 , Ps. 69:2 , Ps. 69:14 , Ps. 69:15 , Ps. 18:4 , Ps. 18:5 , Ps. 22:12 , Ps. 22:16 , La. 3:3 , La. 3:7 , La. 3:9
• 5: Or, all the day.
• *: compassed-surrounded.

18 ^dLover and friend hast thou put far from me, and mine acquaintance into ^edarkness.

• d: Ps. 88:9 , Job 10:21 , Job 10:22 , Ps. 38:11
• e: Job 17:14