Psalm 88

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Psalm 88

A Petition to Be Saved from Death.

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1} A Song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. For the choir director; according to Mahalath Leannoth. A ^(a)Maskil of Heman ^(b)the Ezrahite.

O Lord, the ^(A)God of my salvation,
I have ^(B)cried out by day and in the night before You.

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Let my prayer ^(C)come before You;
^(D)Incline Your ear to my cry!

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For my ^(E)soul has ^(c)had enough troubles,
And ^(F)my life has drawn near to ^(d)Sheol.

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I am reckoned among those who ^(G)go down to the pit;
I have become like a man ^(H)without strength,

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^(e)Forsaken ^(I)among the dead,
Like the slain who lie in the grave,
Whom You remember no more,
And they are ^(J)cut off from Your hand.

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You have put me in ^(K)the lowest pit,
In ^(L)dark places, in the ^(M)depths.

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Your wrath ^(N)has rested upon me,
And You have afflicted me with ^(O)all Your waves. ^(f)Selah.

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You have removed ^(P)my acquaintances far from me;
You have made me an ^(g)^(Q)object of loathing to them;
I am ^(R)shut up and cannot go out.

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My ^(S)eye has wasted away because of affliction;
I have ^(T)called upon You every day, O Lord;
I have ^(U)spread out my ^(h)hands to You.

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Will You perform wonders for the dead?
Will ^(V)the ⁽ⁱ⁾departed spirits rise and praise You? Selah.

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Will Your lovingkindness be declared in the grave,
Your faithfulness in ^(j)Abaddon?

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Will Your wonders be made known in the ^(W)darkness?
And Your ^(k)righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?

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But I, O Lord, have cried out ^(X)to You for help,
And ^(Y)in the morning my prayer comes before You.

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O Lord, why ^(Z)do You reject my soul?
Why do You ^(AA)hide Your face from me?

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I was afflicted and ^(AB)about to die from my youth on;
I suffer ^(AC)Your terrors; I am ^(l)overcome.

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Your ^(AD)burning anger has passed over me;
Your terrors have ^(m)^(AE)destroyed me.

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They have ^(AF)surrounded me ^(AG)like water all day long;
They have ^(AH)encompassed me altogether.

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You have removed ^(AI)lover and friend far from me;
My acquaintances are in darkness.

Footnotes:

a. Psalm 88:1: ['Possibly, ', Contemplative, ', or ', Didactic, ', or ', Skillful Psalm]

b. Psalm 88:1: ['1 Kin 4:31; 1 Chr 2:6; Ps 89: title']

c. Psalm 88:3: ['Or ', been satisfied with]

d. Psalm 88:3: ['I.e. the nether world']

e. Psalm 88:5: ['Lit ', A freed one among the dead]

f. Psalm 88:7: [Selah, ' may mean: ', Pause, Crescendo, ' or ', Musical interlude]

g. Psalm 88:8: ['Lit ', abomination to them]

h. Psalm 88:9: ['Lit ', palms]

i. Psalm 88:10: ['Or ', ghosts, shades]

j. Psalm 88:11: ['I.e. place of destruction']

k. Psalm 88:12: ['I.e. faithfulness to His gracious promises']

l. Psalm 88:15: ['Or ', embarrassed]

m. Psalm 88:16: ['Or ', silenced]

Cross references:

A. Psalm 88:1: Psalm 24:5; Psalm 27:9

B. Psalm 88:1: Psalm 22:2; Psalm 86:3; Luke 18:7

C. Psalm 88:2: Psalm 18:6

D. Psalm 88:2: Psalm 31:2; Psalm 86:1

E. Psalm 88:3: Psalm 107:26

F. Psalm 88:3: Psalm 107:18; Psalm 116:3

G. Psalm 88:4: Psalm 28:1; Psalm 143:7

H. Psalm 88:4: Job 29:12; Psalm 22:11

I. Psalm 88:5: Psalm 31:12

J. Psalm 88:5: Psalm 31:22; Isaiah 53:8

K. Psalm 88:6: Psalm 86:13; Lamentations 3:55

L. Psalm 88:6: Psalm 143:3

M. Psalm 88:6: Psalm 69:15

N. Psalm 88:7: Psalm 32:4; Psalm 39:10

O. Psalm 88:7: Psalm 42:7

P. Psalm 88:8: Job 19:13; Job 19:19; Psalm 31:11; Psalm 142:4

Q. Psalm 88:8: Job 30:10

R. Psalm 88:8: Psalm 142:7; Jeremiah 32:2; Jeremiah 36:5

S. Psalm 88:9: Psalm 6:7; Psalm 31:9

T. Psalm 88:9: Psalm 22:2; Psalm 86:3

U. Psalm 88:9: Job 11:13; Psalm 143:6

V. Psalm 88:10: Psalm 6:5; Psalm 30:9

W. Psalm 88:12: Job 10:21; Psalm 88:6

X. Psalm 88:13: Psalm 30:2

Y. Psalm 88:13: Psalm 5:3; Psalm 119:147

Z. Psalm 88:14: Psalm 43:2; Psalm 44:9

AA. Psalm 88:14: Job 13:24; Psalm 13:1; Psalm 44:24

AB. Psalm 88:15: Proverbs 24:11

AC. Psalm 88:15: Job 6:4; Job 31:23

AD. Psalm 88:16: Isaiah 13:13; Lamentations 1:12

AE. Psalm 88:16: Lamentations 3:54; Ezekiel 37:11

AF. Psalm 88:17: Psalm 118:10-12

AG. Psalm 88:17: Psalm 124:4

AH. Psalm 88:17: Psalm 17:11; Psalm 22:12; Psalm 22:16

AI. Psalm 88:18: Job 19:13; Psalm 88:8; Psalm 31:11; Psalm 38:11