Psalms 88:1 (BSB)
A song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. For the choirmaster. According to Mahalath Leannoth. A Maskil of Heman the Ezrahite. O LORD, the God of my salvation, day and night I cry out before You.

Psalms 88:2 (BSB)
May my prayer come before You; incline Your ear to my cry.

Psalms 88:3 (BSB)
For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol.

Psalms 88:4 (BSB)
I am counted among those descending to the Pit. I am like a man without strength.

Psalms 88:5 (BSB)
I am forsaken among the dead, like the slain who lie in the grave, whom You remember no more, who are cut off from Your care.

Psalms 88:6 (BSB)
You have laid me in the lowest Pit, in the darkest of the depths.

Psalms 88:7 (BSB)
Your wrath weighs heavily upon me; all Your waves have submerged me. Selah

Psalms 88:8 (BSB)
You have removed my friends from me; You have made me repulsive to them; I am confined and cannot escape.

Psalms 88:9 (BSB)
My eyes grow dim with grief. I call to You daily, O LORD; I spread out my hands to You.

Psalms 88:10 (BSB)
Do You work wonders for the dead? Do departed spirits rise up to praise You? Selah

Psalms 88:11 (BSB)
Can Your loving devotion be proclaimed in the grave, Your faithfulness in Abaddon?

Psalms 88:12 (BSB)
Will Your wonders be known in the darkness, or Your righteousness in the land of oblivion?

Psalms 88:13 (BSB)
But to You, O LORD, I cry for help; in the morning my prayer comes before You.

Psalms 88:14 (BSB)
Why, O LORD, do You reject me? Why do You hide Your face from me?

Psalms 88:15 (BSB)
From my youth I was afflicted and near death. I have borne Your terrors; I am in despair.

Psalms 88:16 (BSB)
Your wrath has swept over me; Your terrors have destroyed me.

Psalms 88:17 (BSB)
All day long they engulf me like water; they enclose me on every side.

Psalms 88:18 (BSB)
You have removed my beloved and my friend; darkness is my closest companion.
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