| 88 | Psalms | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [A Song. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah. To the choirmaster: according to Mahalath Leannoth. A Maskil of Heman the Ezrahite.] | Help Me O Lord!. Psalm 88(v87) | ||
| O LORD, my God, I call for help by day; I cry out in the night before thee. | |||
| Let my prayer come before thee, incline thy ear to my cry! | |||
| For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol. | |||
| I am reckoned among those who go down to the Pit; I am a man who has no strength, | |||
| like one forsaken among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, like those whom thou dost remember no more, for they are cut off from thy hand. | |||
| Thou hast put me in the depths of the Pit, in the regions dark and deep. | |||
| Thy wrath lies heavy upon me, and thou dost overwhelm me with all thy waves. [Selah] | |||
| Thou hast caused my companions to shun me; thou hast made me a thing of horror to them. I am shut in so that I cannot escape; | |||
| my eye grows dim through sorrow. Every day I call upon thee, O LORD; I spread out my hands to thee. | |||
| Dost thou work wonders for the dead? Do the shades rise up to praise thee? [Selah] | |||
| Is thy steadfast love declared in the grave, or thy faithfulness in Abaddon? | |||
| Are thy wonders known in the darkness, or thy saving help in the land of forgetfulness? | |||
| But I, O LORD, cry to thee; in the morning my prayer comes before thee. | |||
| O LORD, why dost thou cast me off? Why dost thou hide thy face from me? | |||
| Afflicted and close to death from my youth up, I suffer thy terrors; I am helpless. | |||
| Thy wrath has swept over me; thy dread assaults destroy me. | |||
| They surround me like a flood all day long; they close in upon me together. | |||
| Thou hast caused lover and friend to shun me; my companions are in darkness. | |||
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