Psalms 88
88
PSALM 88
Common Meter: 8,6,8,6
A Song or Psalm for the sons of Korah, to the chief Musician upon Mahalath Leannoth, Maschil of Heman the Ezrahite.
1Lord God, my Saviour, day and night
before thee cry'd have I.
2Before thee let my prayer come;
give ear unto my cry.
3For troubles great do fill my soul;
my life draws nigh the grave.
4I'm counted with those that go down to pit,
and no strength have.
5Ev'n free among the dead, like them
that slain in grave do lie;
Cut off from thy hand, whom no more
thou hast in memory.
6Thou hast me laid in lowest pit,
in deeps and darksome caves.
7Thy wrath lies hard on me, thou hast
me press'd with all thy waves.
8Thou hast put far from me my friends,
thou mad'st them to abhor me;
And I am so shut up, that I
find no evasion for me.
9By reason of affliction
mine eye mourns dolefully:
To thee, Lord, do I call,
and stretch my hands continually.
10Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead?
shall they rise, and thee bless?
11Shall in the grave thy love be told?
in death thy faithfulness?
12Shall thy great wonders in the dark,
or shall thy righteousness
Be known to any in the land
of deep forgetfulness?
13But, Lord, to thee I cry'd; my pray'r
at morn prevent shall thee.
14Why, Lord, dost thou cast off my soul,
and hid'st thy face from me?
15Distress'd am I, and from my youth
I ready am to die;
Thy terrors I have borne, and am
distracted fearfully.
16The dreadful fierceness of thy wrath
quite over me doth go:
Thy terrors great have cut me off,
they did pursue me so.
17For round about me ev'ry day,
like water, they did roll;
And, gathering together, they
have compassed my soul.
18My friends thou hast put far from me,
and him that did me love;
And those that mine acquaintance were
to darkness didst remove.
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Psalms 88
88
Cry of Desperation
1A song, a psalm of the sons of Korah, for the music director, for singing Mahalath, a contemplative song of Heman the Ezrahite.
2Adonai, God of my salvation, day and night I cried out before You.
3Let my prayer come before You. Turn Your ear to my cry.
4For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol.
5I am counted with those who go down into the Pit. I have become as one with no strength—
6abandoned among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, whom You remember no more— cut off from Your hand.
7You have laid me in the lowest places, in dark places, in the depths.
8Your wrath lies heavily on me. You afflicted me with all Your waves. Selah
9You have put my companions far from me. You have made me repulsive to them. I am shut in and I cannot go out.
10My eye fails from affliction. I call upon You every day, Adonai. I spread out my hands to You.
11Will You work wonders for the dead? Or will the departed spirits rise up praising You? Selah
12Will Your love be declared in the grave? Or Your faithfulness in the place of ruin?
13Will Your wonders be known in the darkness? Your righteousness in the land of oblivion?
14But I—I cried out to You, Adonai, and in the morning my prayer meets You.
15Adonai, why do You spurn me? Why do You hide Your face from me?
16From my youth I have been afflicted and close to death. I suffer Your terrors—I am desperate!
17Your fury has swept over me. Your terrors have cut me off.
18Like water they surge around me all day. They close in on me together.
19Friend and loved one You took far from me. Darkness has become my companion.
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