Psalms 88
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
Berean Standard Bible
1(88-1) A Song, a Psalm of the sons of Korah; for the Leader; upon Mahalath Leannoth. Maschil of Heman the Ezrahite. (88-2) O LORD, God of my salvation, what time I cry in the night before Thee,
1O LORD, the God of my salvation, day and night I cry out before You.
2(88-3) Let my prayer come before Thee, incline Thine ear unto my cry.
2May my prayer come before You; incline Your ear to my cry.
3(88-4) For my soul is sated with troubles, and my life draweth nigh unto the grave.
3For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol.
4(88-5) I am counted with them that go down into the pit; I am become as a man that hath no help;
4I am counted among those descending to the Pit. I am like a man without strength.
5(88-6) Set apart among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, whom Thou rememberest no more; and they are cut off from Thy hand.
5I 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.
6(88-7) Thou hast laid me in the nethermost pit, in dark places, in the deeps.
6You have laid me in the lowest Pit, in the darkest of the depths.
7(88-8) Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, and all Thy waves Thou pressest down. Selah
7Your wrath weighs heavily upon me; all Your waves have submerged me. Selah
8(88-9) Thou hast put mine acquaintance far from me; Thou hast made me an abomination unto them; I am shut up, and I cannot come forth.
8You have removed my friends from me; You have made me repulsive to them; I am confined and cannot escape.
9(88-10) Mine eye languisheth by reason of affliction; I have called upon Thee, O LORD, every day, I have spread forth my hands unto Thee.
9My eyes grow dim with grief. I call to You daily, O LORD; I spread out my hands to You.
10(88-11) Wilt Thou work wonders for the dead? Or shall the shades arise and give Thee thanks? Selah
10Do You work wonders for the dead? Do departed spirits rise up to praise You? Selah
11(88-12) Shall Thy mercy be declared in the grave? or Thy faithfulness in destruction?
11Can Your loving devotion be proclaimed in the grave, Your faithfulness in Abaddon ?
12(88-13) Shall Thy wonders be known in the dark? and Thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?
12Will Your wonders be known in the darkness, or Your righteousness in the land of oblivion?
13(88-14) But as for me, unto Thee, O LORD, do I cry, and in the morning doth my prayer come to meet Thee.
13But to You, O LORD, I cry for help; in the morning my prayer comes before You.
14(88-15) LORD, why castest Thou off my soul? Why hidest Thou Thy face from me?
14Why, O LORD, do You reject me? Why do You hide Your face from me?
15(88-16) I am afflicted and at the point of death from my youth up; I have borne Thy terrors, I am distracted.
15From my youth I was afflicted and near death. I have borne Your terrors; I am in despair.
16(88-17) Thy fierce wrath is gone over me; Thy terrors have cut me off.
16Your wrath has swept over me; Your terrors have destroyed me.
17(88-18) They came round about me like water all the day; they compassed me about together.
17All day long they engulf me like water; they enclose me on every side.
18(88-19) Friend and companion hast Thou put far from me, and mine acquaintance into darkness.
18You have removed my beloved and my friend; darkness is my closest companion.
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