Psalms 88
NASB
Psalm 88:1
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O LORD, the God of my salvation, I have cried out by day and in the night before You.
Psalm 88:2
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Let my prayer come before You; Incline Your ear to my cry!
Psalm 88:3
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For my soul has had enough troubles, And my life has drawn near to Sheol.
Psalm 88:4
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I am reckoned among those who go down to the pit; I have become like a man without strength,
Psalm 88:5
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Forsaken among the dead, Like the slain who lie in the grave, Whom You remember no more, And they are cut off from Your hand.
Psalm 88:6
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You have put me in the lowest pit, In dark places, in the depths.
Psalm 88:7
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Your wrath has rested upon me, And You have afflicted me with all Your waves. Selah.
Psalm 88:8
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You have removed my acquaintances far from me; You have made me an (Lit {abomination to them}) object of loathing to them; I am shut up and cannot go out.
Psalm 88:9
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My eye has wasted away because of affliction; I have called upon You every day, O LORD; I have spread out my hands to You.
Psalm 88:10
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Will You perform wonders for the dead? Will the departed spirits rise {and} praise You? Selah.
Psalm 88:11
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Will Your lovingkindness be declared in the grave, Your faithfulness in Abaddon?
Psalm 88:12
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Will Your wonders be made known in the darkness? And Your righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?
Psalm 88:13
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But I, O LORD, have cried out to You for help, And in the morning my prayer comes before You.
Psalm 88:14
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O LORD, why do You reject my soul? {Why} do You hide Your face from me?
Psalm 88:15
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I was afflicted and about to die from my youth on; I suffer Your terrors; I am overcome.
Psalm 88:16
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Your burning anger has passed over me; Your terrors have destroyed me.
Psalm 88:17
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They have surrounded me like water all day long; They have encompassed me altogether.
Psalm 88:18
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You have removed lover and friend far from me; My acquaintances are {in} darkness.
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