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
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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