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◄ Psalm 88 ►

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1LORD, God of my salvation, I cry out before you day and night.

1LORD, God of my salvation, by day and by night I cry out before you.

2May my prayer reach your presence; listen to my cry.

2Let my prayer come before you; listen to my cry.

3For I have had enough troubles, and my life is near Sheol.

3For my life is filled with troubles as I approach Sheol.

4I am counted among those going down to the Pit. I am like a man without strength,

4I am considered as one of those descending into the Pit, like a mighty man without strength,

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.

5released to remain with the dead, lying in a grave like a corpse, remembered no longer, and cut off from your power.

6You have put me in the lowest part of the Pit, in the darkest places, in the depths.

6You have assigned me to the lowest part of the Pit, to the darkest depths.

7Your wrath weighs heavily on me; you have overwhelmed me with all your waves. Selah

7Your anger lies heavily upon me; you pound me with all your waves. Interlude

8You have distanced my friends from me; you have made me repulsive to them. I am shut in and cannot go out.

8You caused my acquaintances to shun me; you make me extremely abhorrent to them. Restrained, I am unable to go out.

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 languish on account of my affliction; all day long I call out to you, LORD, I spread out my hands to you.

10Do you work wonders for the dead? Do departed spirits rise up to praise you? Selah

10Can you perform wonders for the dead? Can departed spirits stand up to praise you? Interlude

11Will your faithful love be declared in the grave, your faithfulness in Abaddon?

11Can your gracious love be declared in the grave or your faithfulness in Abaddon?

12Will your wonders be known in the darkness or your righteousness in the land of oblivion?

12Can your awesome deeds be known in darkness or your righteousness in the land of oblivion?

13But I call to you for help, LORD; in the morning my prayer meets you.

13As for me, I cry out to you LORD, and in the morning my prayer greets you.

14LORD, why do you reject me? Why do you hide your face from me?

14Why, LORD, have you rejected me? Why have you hidden your face from me?

15From my youth, I have been suffering and near death. I suffer your horrors; I am desperate.

15Since my youth I have been oppressed and in danger of death. I bear your dread and am overwhelmed.

16Your wrath sweeps over me; your terrors destroy me.

16Your burning anger overwhelms me; your terrors destroy me.

17They surround me like water all day long; they close in on me from every side.

17Like waters, they engulf me all day long; they surround me on all sides.

18You have distanced loved one and neighbor from me; darkness is my only friend.

18You caused my friend and neighbor to shun me; and my acquaintances are confused.