Psalm 88:1-Psalm 89:1 - A Cry Of Desperation
1 A song. A psalm of the sons of Korah. For the choir director: according to Mahalath Leannoth. A Maskil of Heman the Ezrahite.
I cry out before You day and night.
listen to my cry.
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and my life is near Sheol.
I am like a man without strength,
I am like the slain lying in the grave,
whom You no longer remember,
and who are cut off from Your care.
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in the darkest places, in the depths.
You have overwhelmed me with all Your waves.
You have made me repulsive to them.
I am shut in and cannot go out.
Lord, I cry out to You all day long;
I spread out my hands to You.
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Do departed spirits rise up to praise You?
Your faithfulness in Abaddon?
or Your righteousness in the land of oblivion?
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in the morning my prayer meets You.
Why do You hide Your face from me?
I have been afflicted and near death.
I suffer Your horrors; I am desperate.
Your terrors destroy me.
they close in on me from every side.
darkness is my only friend.
1 A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite.
I will proclaim Your faithfulness to all generations
with my mouth.