Psalm 88
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1O LORD, God of my salvation, I cry out day and night before you.1O LORD, God of my salvation, I cry out to you by day. I come to you at night.
2Let my prayer come before you; incline your ear to my cry!2Now hear my prayer; listen to my cry.
3For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol.3For my life is full of troubles, and death draws near.
4I am counted among those who go down to the pit; I am a man who has no strength,4I am as good as dead, like a strong man with no strength left.
5like one set loose among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, like those whom you remember no more, for they are cut off from your hand.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 depths of the pit, in the regions dark and deep.6You have thrown me into the lowest pit, into the darkest depths.
7Your wrath lies heavy upon me, and you overwhelm me with all your waves. Selah7Your anger weighs me down; with wave after wave you have engulfed me. Interlude
8You have caused my companions to shun me; you have made me a horror to them. I am shut in so that I cannot escape;8You have driven my friends away by making me repulsive to them. I am in a trap with no way of escape.
9my eye grows dim through sorrow. Every day I call upon you, O LORD; 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 the departed rise up to praise you? Selah10Are your wonderful deeds of any use to the dead? Do the dead rise up and praise you? Interlude
11Is your steadfast love declared in the grave, or your faithfulness in Abaddon?11Can those in the grave declare your unfailing love? Can they proclaim your faithfulness in the place of destruction?
12Are your wonders known in the darkness, or your righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?12Can the darkness speak of your wonderful deeds? Can anyone in the land of forgetfulness talk about your righteousness?
13But I, O LORD, cry to you; in the morning my prayer comes before you.13O LORD, I cry out to you. I will keep on pleading day by day.
14O LORD, why do you cast my soul away? Why do you hide your face from me?14O LORD, why do you reject me? Why do you turn your face from me?
15Afflicted and close to death from my youth up, I suffer your terrors; I am helpless.15I have been sick and close to death since my youth. I stand helpless and desperate before your terrors.
16Your wrath has swept over me; your dreadful assaults destroy me.16Your fierce anger has overwhelmed me. Your terrors have paralyzed me.
17They surround me like a flood all day long; they close in on me together.17They swirl around me like floodwaters all day long. They have engulfed me completely.
18You have caused my beloved and my friend to shun me; my companions have become darkness.18You have taken away my companions and loved ones. Darkness is my closest friend.
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