Thematic Bible
Psalm 88:1 (show verse)
A song, a psalm written by the Korahites; for the music director; according to the machalath-leannoth style; a well-written song by Heman the Ezrachite. O Lord God who delivers me! By day I cry out and at night I pray before you.
Psalm 88:2 (show verse)
Listen to my prayer! Pay attention to my cry for help!
No Themes for this verse.
Psalm 88:3 (show verse)
For my life is filled with troubles and I am ready to enter Sheol.
No Themes for this verse.
Psalm 88:4 (show verse)
They treat me like those who descend into the grave. I am like a helpless man,
No Themes for this verse.
Psalm 88:5 (show verse)
adrift among the dead, like corpses lying in the grave, whom you remember no more, and who are cut off from your power.
Psalm 88:6 (show verse)
You place me in the lowest regions of the pit, in the dark places, in the watery depths.
No Themes for this verse.
Psalm 88:7 (show verse)
Your anger bears down on me, and you overwhelm me with all your waves. (Selah)
Psalm 88:8 (show verse)
You cause those who know me to keep their distance; you make me an appalling sight to them. I am trapped and cannot get free.
Psalm 88:9 (show verse)
My eyes grow weak because of oppression. I call out to you, O Lord, all day long; I spread out my hands in prayer to you.
Psalm 88:10 (show verse)
Do you accomplish amazing things for the dead? Do the departed spirits rise up and give you thanks? (Selah)
No Themes for this verse.
Psalm 88:11 (show verse)
Is your loyal love proclaimed in the grave, or your faithfulness in the place of the dead?
No Themes for this verse.
Psalm 88:12 (show verse)
Are your amazing deeds experienced in the dark region, or your deliverance in the land of oblivion?
No Themes for this verse.
Psalm 88:13 (show verse)
As for me, I cry out to you, O Lord; in the morning my prayer confronts you.
Psalm 88:14 (show verse)
O Lord, why do you reject me, and pay no attention to me?
Psalm 88:15 (show verse)
I am oppressed and have been on the verge of death since my youth. I have been subjected to your horrors and am numb with pain.
No Themes for this verse.
Psalm 88:16 (show verse)
Your anger overwhelms me; your terrors destroy me.
No Themes for this verse.
Psalm 88:17 (show verse)
They surround me like water all day long; they join forces and encircle me.
Psalm 88:18 (show verse)
You cause my friends and neighbors to keep their distance; those who know me leave me alone in the darkness.