Psalms 88
1 O Jehovah, the God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee.
A song or Psalme of Heman the Ezrahite to give instruction, committed to the sonnes of Korah for him that excelleth upon Malath Leannoth. O Lord God of my saluation, I cry day and night before thee.
2 Let my prayer enter into thy presence. Incline thine ear to my cry.
Let my prayer enter into thy presence: incline thine eare vnto my cry.
For my soule is filled with euils, and my life draweth neere to the graue. (Sheol h7585)
4 I am reckoned with those who go down into the pit. I am as a man who has no help,
I am counted among them that go downe vnto the pit, and am as a man without strength:
5 cast off among the dead, like the slain who lie in the grave, whom thou remember no more, and they are cut off from thy hand.
Free among the dead, like the slaine lying in the graue, whome thou remembrest no more, and they are cut off from thine hand.
6 Thou have laid me in the lowest pit, in dark places, in the deeps.
Thou hast layde me in the lowest pit, in darkenes, and in the deepe.
7 Thy wrath lays hard upon me, and thou have afflicted me with all thy waves. (Selah)
Thine indignation lyeth vpon me, and thou hast vexed me with all thy waues. (Selah)
8 Thou have put my acquaintances far from me. Thou have made me an abomination to them. I am shut up, and I cannot come forth.
Thou hast put away mine acquaintance farre from me, and made mee to be abhorred of them: I am shut vp, and cannot get foorth.
9 My eye wastes away because of affliction. I have called daily upon thee, O Jehovah, I have spread forth my hands to thee.
Mine eye is sorowfull through mine affliction: Lord, I call dayly vpon thee: I stretch out mine hands vnto thee.
10 Will thou show wonders to the dead? Shall those who are deceased arise and praise thee? (Selah)
Wilt thou shewe a miracle to the dead? or shall the dead rise and prayse thee? (Selah)
11 Shall thy loving kindness be declared in the grave, or thy faithfulness in destruction?
Shall thy louing kindenes be declared in the graue? or thy faithfulnes in destruction?
12 Shall thy wonders be known in the dark, and thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?
Shall thy wonderous workes be knowen in the darke? and thy righteousnes in the land of obliuion?
13 But to thee, O Jehovah, I have cried, and in the morning my prayer shall come before thee.
But vnto thee haue I cryed, O Lord, and early shall my prayer come before thee.
14 Jehovah, why do thou cast off my soul? Why do thou hide thy face from me?
Lord, why doest thou reiect my soule, and hidest thy face from me?
15 I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up. While I suffer thy terrors I am confounded.
I am afflicted and at the point of death: from my youth I suffer thy terrours, doubting of my life.
16 Thy fierce wrath has gone over me. Thy terrors have cut me off.
Thine indignations goe ouer me, and thy feare hath cut me off.
17 They came round about me like water all the day long. They encompassed me around together.
They came round about me dayly like water, and compassed me together.
18 Thou have put beloved and friend far from me, and my acquaintances into darkness.
My louers and friends hast thou put away from me, and mine acquaintance hid themselues.
