Psalms 88
88
Psalm 88
A song; a psalm by Korah’s descendants; for the choir director; according to mahalath leannoth; #88:0 Unknown musical term. a maskil by Heman the Ezrahite.
1O Lord God, my savior,
I cry out to you during the day and at night.
2Let my prayer come into your presence.
Turn your ear to hear my cries.
3My soul is filled with troubles,
and my life comes closer to the grave.
4I am numbered with those who go into the pit.
I am like a man without any strength—
5abandoned with the dead,
like those who have been killed and lie in graves,
like those whom you no longer remember,
who are cut off from your power.
6You have put me in the bottom of the pit—in deep, dark places.
7Your rage lies heavily on me.
You make all your waves pound on me. Selah
8You have taken my friends far away from me.
You made me disgusting to them.
I’m shut in, and I can’t get out.
9My eyes grow weak because of my suffering.
All day long I call out to you, O Lord.
I stretch out my hands to you ⌞in prayer⌟.
10Will you perform miracles for those who are dead?
Will the spirits of the dead rise and give thanks to you? Selah
11Will anyone tell about your mercy in Sheol
or about your faithfulness in Abaddon?
12Will anyone know about your miracles in that dark place
or about your righteousness in the place where forgotten people live?
13I cry out to you for help, O Lord,
and in the morning my prayer will come into your presence.
14Why do you reject my soul, O Lord?
Why do you hide your face from me?
15Ever since I was young, I have been suffering and near death.
I have endured your terrors, and now I am in despair.
16Your burning anger has swept over me.
Your terrors have destroyed me.
17They swirl around me all day long like water.
They surround me on all sides.
18You have taken my loved ones and friends far away from me.
Darkness is my only friend!
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Psalms 88
88
A Cry of Desperation
A song. A psalm of the sons of Korah. For the choir director: according to Mahalath Leannoth. A Maskil of Heman the Ezrahite. # 1Kg 4:31; 1Ch 2:6
1Lord, God of my salvation,
I cry out before You day and night. # Ps 22:2; 86:3; Lk 18:7
2May my prayer reach Your presence;
listen to my cry. # Ps 18:6; 31:2; 86:1
3For I have had enough troubles,
and my life is near Sheol. # Ps 16:10; 116:3
4I am counted among those going down to the Pit. # Ps 28:1; 143:7
I am like a man without strength, # Ps 61:2
5abandoned # Or set free among the dead.
I am like the slain lying in the grave, # Ps 31:12
whom You no longer remember,
and who are cut off from Your care. # Or hand # Ps 31:22; Is 53:8
6You have put me in the lowest part of the Pit,
in the darkest places, in the depths. # Ps 69:15; 86:13; Ezk 26:20
7Your wrath weighs heavily on me; # Ps 32:4; 39:10
You have overwhelmed me with all Your waves. # Ps 42:7Selah
8You have distanced my friends from me;
You have made me repulsive to them. # Jb 19:13-22; Ps 31:11
I am shut in and cannot go out.
9My eyes are worn out from crying. # Ps 6:7; 31:9
Lord, I cry out to You all day long; # Ps 86:3
I spread out my hands to You. # Ps 143:6
10Do You work wonders for the dead?
Do departed spirits rise up to praise You? # Ps 6:5; 30:9Selah
11Will Your faithful love be declared in the grave,
Your faithfulness in Abaddon? # Jb 26:6; Pr 15:11; 27:20
12Will Your wonders be known in the darkness
or Your righteousness in the land of oblivion? # Ec 9:5
13But I call to You for help, Lord;
in the morning my prayer meets You. # Ps 5:3; 119:147
14Lord, why do You reject me? # Ps 43:2
Why do You hide Your face from me? # Jb 13:24; Ps 10:1; 13:1
15From my youth,
I have been afflicted and near death.
I suffer Your horrors; I am desperate. # Jb 31:23
16Your wrath sweeps over me;
Your terrors destroy me. # Jb 6:4; 9:34
17They surround me like water all day long;
they close in on me from every side. # Ps 22:12,16; 118:10-12
18You have distanced loved one and neighbor from me;
darkness is my only friend. # Or from me, my friends. Oh darkness! # Jb 19:13; Ps 31:11; 38:11
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