Psalm 88
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1A song. A psalm of the sons of Korah. For the choir director: according to Mahalath Leannoth. A Maskil of Heman the Ezrahite. LORD, God of my salvation, I cry out before You day and night. 1O LORD, God of my salvation, I cry out to you by day. I come to you at night.
2May my prayer reach Your presence; listen to my cry. 2Now hear my prayer; listen to my cry.
3For I have had enough troubles, and my life is near Sheol. 3For my life is full of troubles, and death draws near.
4I am counted among those going down to the Pit. I am like a man without strength, 4I am as good as dead, like a strong man with no strength left.
5abandoned among the dead. I am like the slain lying in the grave, whom You no longer remember, and who are cut off from Your care. 5They have left me among the dead, and I lie like a corpse in a grave. I am forgotten, cut off from your care.
6You have put me in the lowest part of the Pit, in the darkest places, in the depths. 6You have thrown me into the lowest pit, into the darkest depths.
7Your wrath weighs heavily on me; You have overwhelmed me with all Your waves. Selah 7Your anger weighs me down; with wave after wave you have engulfed me. Interlude
8You have distanced my friends from me; You have made me repulsive to them. I am shut in and cannot go out. 8You have driven my friends away by making me repulsive to them. I am in a trap with no way of escape.
9My eyes are worn out from crying. LORD, I cry out to You all day long; I spread out my hands to You. 9My eyes are blinded by my tears. Each day I beg for your help, O LORD; I lift my hands to you for mercy.
10Do You work wonders for the dead? Do departed spirits rise up to praise You? Selah 10Are your wonderful deeds of any use to the dead? Do the dead rise up and praise you? Interlude
11Will Your faithful love be declared in the grave, Your faithfulness in Abaddon? 11Can those in the grave declare your unfailing love? Can they proclaim your faithfulness in the place of destruction?
12Will Your wonders be known in the darkness or Your righteousness in the land of oblivion? 12Can the darkness speak of your wonderful deeds? Can anyone in the land of forgetfulness talk about your righteousness?
13But I call to You for help, LORD; in the morning my prayer meets You. 13O LORD, I cry out to you. I will keep on pleading day by day.
14 LORD, why do You reject me? Why do You hide Your face from me? 14O LORD, why do you reject me? Why do you turn your face from me?
15From my youth, I have been afflicted and near death. I suffer Your horrors; I am desperate. 15I have been sick and close to death since my youth. I stand helpless and desperate before your terrors.
16Your wrath sweeps over me; Your terrors destroy me. 16Your fierce anger has overwhelmed me. Your terrors have paralyzed me.
17They surround me like water all day long; they close in on me from every side. 17They swirl around me like floodwaters all day long. They have engulfed me completely.
18You have distanced loved one and neighbor from me; darkness is my only friend. 18You have taken away my companions and loved ones. Darkness is my closest friend.
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