Psalms 88

Psalm 88 ESV

A prayer containing a grievous complaint.
A Song. A Psalm of 1the Sons of Korah. To the choirmaster: according to 2Mahalath Leannoth. A Maskila of 3Heman the Ezrahite.
1 O Lord, 1God of my salvation, I 2cry out day and night before you.
2 Let my prayer come before you; 1incline your ear to my cry!
3 For my soul is full of troubles, and 1my life draws near to 2Sheol.
4 I am counted among those who 1go down to the pit; I am a man who has no strength,
5 like one set loose among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, like those whom 1you remember no more, for they are 2cut off from your hand.
6 You have put me in 1the depths of the pit, in the 2regions dark and 3deep.
7 Your wrath 1lies heavy upon me, and you overwhelm me with 2all your waves. Selah
8 You have caused 1my companions to shun me; you have made me 2a horrora to them. I am 3shut in so that I cannot escape;
9 1my eye grows dim through sorrow. Every day I call upon you, O Lord; I 2spread out my hands to you.
10 Do you work wonders for the dead? 1Do the departed rise up to praise you? Selah
11 Is your steadfast love declared in the grave, or your faithfulness in Abaddon?
12 Are your 1wonders known in 2the darkness, or your righteousness in the land of 3forgetfulness?
13 But I, O Lord, cry 1to you; 2in the morning my prayer comes before you.
14 O Lord, why 1do you cast my soul away? Why 2do you hide your face from me?
15 Afflicted and close to death from my youth up, I suffer your terrors; I am helpless.a
16 Your wrath has swept over me; your 1dreadful assaults destroy me.
17 They 1surround me like a flood 2all day long; they 3close in on me together.
18 You have caused 1my beloved and my friend to shun me; my companions have become darkness.a
Psalms 88

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