Psalms 88 — AAB

I Cry Out before You

A song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. For the choirmaster. According to Mahalath Leannoth.⁺A Maskil⁺of Heman the Ezrahite.

88Verse 1O LORD, the God of my salvation,day and night I cry out before You.^{Verse 2}May my prayer come before You;incline Your ear to my cry.^{Verse 3}For my soul is full of troubles,and my life draws near to Sheol.^{Verse 4}I am counted among those descending to the Pit.I am like a man without strength.^{Verse 5}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.^{Verse 6}You have laid me in the lowest Pit,in the darkest of the depths.^{Verse 7}Your wrath weighs heavily upon me;all Your waves have submerged me.Selah^{Verse 8}You have removed my friends from me;You have made me repulsive to them;
I am confined and cannot escape.^{Verse 9}My eyes grow dim with grief.I call to You daily, O LORD;
I spread out my hands to You.^{Verse 10}Do You work wonders for the the Rephaim?Do the departed rise up to praise You?Selah^{Verse 11}Can Your loving devotion be proclaimed in the grave,Your faithfulness in Abaddon⁺?^{Verse 12}Will Your wonders be known in the darkness,or Your righteousness in the land of oblivion?^{Verse 13}But to You, O LORD, I cry for help;in the morning my prayer comes before You.^{Verse 14}Why, O LORD, do You reject me?Why do You hide Your face from me?^{Verse 15}From my youth I was afflicted and near death.I have borne Your terrors; I am in despair.^{Verse 16}Your wrath has swept over me;Your terrors have destroyed me.^{Verse 17}All day long they engulf me like water;they enclose me on every side.^{Verse 18}You have removed my beloved and my friend;darkness is my closest companion.