A prayer containing a grievous complaint.
 88:1 ¶
[[A song of a Psalm for the sons of Korah{gr.Core} for the end, upon Maeleth for responsive [strains], of instruction for Heman{gr.Aeman} the Israelite.]] O Lord God of my salvation, I have cried by day and in the night before thee. |
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 88:1 ¶
[[A Songº
[or] Psalmº
for the sonsº
of Korah,º
to the chief Musicianºº
uponº
Mahalathº
Leannoth,ºº
Maschilºº
of Hemanº
the Ezrahite.]]º
O Yahwehº
Elohimº
of my salvation,º
I have criedºº
dayº
[and] nightº
beforeº
thee: |
 88:2
Let my prayer come in before thee; incline thine ear to my supplication, O Lord. |
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 88:2
Let my prayerº
comeºº
beforeº
thee: inclineºº
thine earº
unto my cry;º |
 88:3
For my soul is filled with troubles, and my life has drawn nigh to the grave{gr.Hades}. |
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 88:3
Forº
my soulº
is fullºº
of troubles:º
and my lifeº
draweth nighºº
unto the grave.º |
 88:4
I have been reckoned with them that go down to the pit; I became as a man without help; |
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 88:4
I am countedºº
withº
them that go downºº
into the pit:º
I amº
as a manº
[that hath] noº
strength:º |
 88:5
free among the dead, as the slain ones cast out, who sleep in the tomb; whom thou rememberest no more; and they are rejected from thy hand. |
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 88:5
Freeº
among the dead,ºº
likeº
the slainº
that lieºº
in the grave,º
whomº
thou rememberestºº
noº
more:º
and theyº
are cut offºº
from thy hand.ºº |
 88:6
They laid me in the lowest pit, in dark [places], and in the shadow of death. |
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 88:6
Thou hast laidºº
me in the lowestº
pit,º
in darkness,º
in the deeps.º |
 88:7
Thy wrath has pressed heavily upon me, and thou hast brought upon me all thy billows. Pause. |
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 88:7
Thy wrathº
lieth hardºº
uponº
me, and thou hast afflictedºº
[me] with allº
thy waves.º
Selah.º |
 88:8
Thou hast removed my acquaintance far from me; they have made me an abomination to themselves; I have been delivered up, and have not gone forth. |
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 88:8
Thou hast put awayºº
mine acquaintanceºº
farºº
fromº
me; thou hast madeºº
me an abominationº
unto them: [I am] shut up,ºº
and I cannotº
come forth.ºº |
 88:9
Mine eyes are dimmed from poverty; but I cried to thee, O Lord, all the day; I spread forth my hands to thee. |
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 88:9
Mine eyeº
mournethºº
by reason ofº
affliction:º
Yahweh,º
I have calledºº
dailyºº
upon thee, I have stretched outºº
my handsº
unto thee.º |
 88:10
Wilt thou work wonders for the dead? or shall physicians raise [them] up, that they shall praise thee? |
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 88:10
Wilt thou shewºº
wondersº
to the dead?ºº
shall the deadº
ariseºº
[and] praiseºº
thee? Selah.º |
 88:11
Shall any one declare thy mercy in the tomb? and thy truth in destruction? |
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 88:11
Shall thy lovingkindnessº
be declaredºº
in the grave?º
[or] thy faithfulnessº
in destruction?º |
 88:12
Shall thy wonders be known in darkness? and thy righteousness in a forgotten land? |
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 88:12
Shall thy wondersº
be knownºº
in the dark?º
and thy righteousnessº
in the landº
of forgetfulness?º |
 88:13
But I cried to thee, O Lord; and in the morning shall my prayer prevent thee. |
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 88:13
But untoº
thee have Iº
cried,ºº
O Yahweh;º
and in the morningº
shall my prayerº
preventºº
thee. |
 88:14
Wherefore, O Lord, dost thou reject my prayer, [and] turn thy face away from me? |
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 88:14
Yahweh,º
whyº
castest thou offºº
my soul?º
[why] hidestºº
thou thy faceº
fromº
me? |
 88:15
I am poor and in troubles from my youth; and having been exalted, I was brought low and into despair. |
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 88:15
Iº
[am] afflictedº
and ready to dieºº
from [my] youthº
up:ºº
[while] I sufferºº
thy terrorsº
I am distracted.ºº |
 88:16
Thy wrath has passed over me; and thy terrors have greatly disquieted me. |
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 88:16
Thy fierce wrathº
goethº
overººº
me; thy terrorsº
have cut me off.ºº |
 88:17
They compassed me like water; all the day they beset me together. |
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 88:17
They came round aboutºº
me dailyºº
like water;º
they compassedºº
me aboutºº
together.º |
 88:18
Thou hast put far from me [every] friend, and mine acquaintances because of [my] wretchedness. |
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 88:18
Loverºº
and friendº
hast thou put farºº
fromº
me, [and] mine acquaintanceºº
into darkness.º |