<h3>Psalm 88 </h3><h3>A song. A psalm of the Sons of Korah. For the director of music. According to mahalath leannoth. A maskil of Heman the Ezrahite.</h3>88 <poetry><smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, you are the God who saves me; <indent>day and night I cry out to you.</indent> </poetry> 2 <poetry>May my prayer come before you; <indent>turn your ear to my cry.</indent></poetry> 3 <poetry>I am overwhelmed with troubles <indent>and my life draws near to death. </indent> </poetry> 4 <poetry>I am counted among those who go down to the pit; <indent>I am like one without strength. </indent> </poetry> 5 <poetry>I am set apart with the dead, <indent>like the slain who lie in the grave,</indent> whom you remember no more, <indent>who are cut off from your care.</indent></poetry> 6 <poetry>You have put me in the lowest pit, <indent>in the darkest depths. </indent> </poetry> 7 <poetry>Your wrath lies heavily on me; <indent>you have overwhelmed me with all your waves. </indent> </poetry> 8 <poetry>You have taken from me my closest friends <indent>and have made me repulsive to them.</indent> I am confined and cannot escape; </poetry> 9 <poetry>    my eyes are dim with grief.</indent>I call to you, <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, every day; <indent>I spread out my hands to you.</indent> </poetry> 10 <poetry>Do you show your wonders to the dead? <indent>Do their spirits rise up and praise you? </indent> </poetry> 11 <poetry>Is your love declared in the grave, <indent>your faithfulness in Destruction ?</indent> </poetry> 12 <poetry>Are your wonders known in the place of darkness, <indent>or your righteous deeds in the land of oblivion?</indent></poetry> 13 <poetry>But I cry to you for help, <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>; <indent>in the morning my prayer comes before you. </indent> </poetry> 14 <poetry>Why, <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, do you reject me <indent>and hide your face from me?</indent></poetry> 15 <poetry>From my youth I have suffered and been close to death; <indent>I have borne your terrors and am in despair. </indent> </poetry> 16 <poetry>Your wrath has swept over me; <indent>your terrors have destroyed me.</indent> </poetry> 17 <poetry>All day long they surround me like a flood; <indent>they have completely engulfed me.</indent> </poetry> 18 <poetry>You have taken from me friend and neighbor— <indent>darkness is my closest friend.</indent></poetry>

Psalm 88:1

A song. A psalm of the Sons of Korah. For the director of music. According to mahalath leannoth.<ft>1</ft> A maskil<ft>2</ft> of Heman the Ezrahite.

<smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, you are the God who saves me;<cr>1</cr> <indent>day and night I cry out<cr>2</cr> to you.</indent>

May my prayer come before you; <indent>turn your ear to my cry.</indent><pb/>

Psalm 88:2

I am overwhelmed with troubles<cr>1</cr> <indent>and my life draws near to death.<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Psalm 88:3

I am counted among those who go down to the pit;<cr>1</cr> <indent>I am like one without strength.<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Psalm 88:4

I am set apart with the dead, <indent>like the slain who lie in the grave,</indent> whom you remember no more, <indent>who are cut off<cr>1</cr> from your care.</indent><pb/>

Psalm 88:5

You have put me in the lowest pit, <indent>in the darkest depths.<cr>1</cr> </indent>

Psalm 88:6

Your wrath<cr>1</cr> lies heavily on me; <indent>you have overwhelmed me with all your waves.<ft>1</ft><cr>2</cr> </indent>

Psalm 88:7

You have taken from me my closest friends<cr>1</cr> <indent>and have made me repulsive to them.</indent> I am confined<cr>2</cr> and cannot escape;<cr>3</cr>

Psalm 88:8

my eyes<cr>1</cr> are dim with grief.</indent><pb/>I call<cr>2</cr> to you, <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, every day; <indent>I spread out my hands<cr>3</cr> to you.</indent>

Psalm 88:9

Do you show your wonders to the dead? <indent>Do their spirits rise up and praise you?<cr>1</cr> </indent>

Psalm 88:10

Is your love declared in the grave, <indent>your faithfulness<cr>1</cr> in Destruction<ft>1</ft>?</indent>

Psalm 88:11

Are your wonders known in the place of darkness, <indent>or your righteous deeds in the land of oblivion?</indent><pb/>

Psalm 88:12

But I cry to you for help,<cr>1</cr> <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>; <indent>in the morning<cr>2</cr> my prayer comes before you.<cr>3</cr> </indent>

Psalm 88:13

Why, <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, do you reject<cr>1</cr> me <indent>and hide your face<cr>2</cr> from me?</indent><pb/>

Psalm 88:14

From my youth<cr>1</cr> I have suffered<cr>2</cr> and been close to death; <indent>I have borne your terrors<cr>3</cr> and am in despair.<cr>4</cr> </indent>

Psalm 88:15

Your wrath<cr>1</cr> has swept over me; <indent>your terrors<cr>2</cr> have destroyed me.</indent>

Psalm 88:16

All day long they surround me like a flood;<cr>1</cr> <indent>they have completely engulfed me.</indent>

Psalm 88:17

You have taken from me friend<cr>1</cr> and neighbor— <indent>darkness is my closest friend.</indent>

Psalm 88:18

 1 Lord, you are the God who saves me;   day and night I cry out   to you.  2 May my prayer come before you; turn your ear to my cry.  3 I am overwhelmed with troubles   and my life draws near to death.    4 I am counted among those who go down to the pit;   I am like one without strength.    5 I am set apart with the dead, like the slain who lie in the grave, whom you remember no more, who are cut off   from your care.  6 You have put me in the lowest pit, in the darkest depths.    7 Your wrath   lies heavily on me; you have overwhelmed me with all your waves.     8 You have taken from me my closest friends   and have made me repulsive to them. I am confined   and cannot escape;    9     my eyes   are dim with grief. I call   to you, Lord, every day; I spread out my hands   to you.  10 Do you show your wonders to the dead? Do their spirits rise up and praise you?    11 Is your love declared in the grave, your faithfulness   in Destruction ?  12 Are your wonders known in the place of darkness, or your righteous deeds in the land of oblivion?  13 But I cry to you for help,  Lord; in the morning   my prayer comes before you.    14 Why, Lord, do you reject   me and hide your face   from me?  15 From my youth   I have suffered   and been close to death; I have borne your terrors   and am in despair.    16 Your wrath   has swept over me; your terrors   have destroyed me.  17 All day long they surround me like a flood;   they have completely engulfed me.  18 You have taken from me friend   and neighbor— darkness is my closest friend.

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