Psalms 88
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Psalms

A song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. For the choirmaster. According to Mahalath Leannoth. + 88:1 Mahalath Leannoth is probably a musical or liturgical term; see also Psalm 53:1|PSA 53:1. A Maskil + 88:1 Maskil is probably a musical or liturgical term; used for Psalms 32, 42, 44–45, 52–55, 74, 78, 88–89, and 142. of Heman the Ezrahite.

I Cry Out before You

1A Song, a Psalm, by sons of Korah, to the Overseer, `Concerning the Sickness of Afflictions.' --An instruction, by Heman the Ezrahite. O Jehovah, God of my salvation, Daily I have cried, nightly before Thee,+ 2My prayer cometh in before Thee, Incline Thine ear to my loud cry,+ 3For my soul hath been full of evils, And my life hath come to Sheol.+ 4I have been reckoned with those going down to the pit, I have been as a man without strength.+ 5Among the dead--free, As pierced ones lying in the grave, Whom Thou hast not remembered any more, Yea, they by Thy hand have been cut off.+ 6Thou hast put me in the lowest pit, In dark places, in depths.+ 7Upon me hath Thy fury lain, And with all Thy breakers Thou hast afflicted. Selah.+ 8Thou hast put mine acquaintance far from me, Thou hast made me an abomination to them, Shut up--I go not forth.+ 9Mine eye hath grieved because of affliction, I called Thee, O Jehovah, all the day, I have spread out unto Thee my hands.+ 10To the dead dost Thou do wonders? Do Rephaim rise? do they thank Thee? Selah.+ 11Is Thy kindness recounted in the grave? Thy faithfulness in destruction?+ 12Are Thy wonders known in the darkness? And Thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?+ 13And I, unto Thee, O Jehovah, I have cried, And in the morning doth my prayer come before Thee.+ 14Why, O Jehovah, castest Thou off my soul? Thou hidest Thy face from me.+ 15I am afflicted, and expiring from youth, I have borne Thy terrors--I pine away.+ 16Over me hath Thy wrath passed, Thy terrors have cut me off,+ 17They have surrounded me as waters all the day, They have gone round against me together,+ 18Thou hast put far from me lover and friend, Mine acquaintance is the place of darkness!+

Young's Literal Translation

Young's Literal Translation (1898). Public domain.

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