Psalms 88
1 A Song, a Melody. For the Sons of Korah. To the Chief Musician. On "Mahalath." For alternate Song. An Instructive Psalm. By Heman the Ezrahite. O Yahweh, God of my salvation, By day, have I made outcry, In the night, [also] before thee.
A Song, a Psalm, by sons of Korah, to the Overseer, 'Concerning the Sickness of Afflictions.' — An instruction, by Heman the Ezrahite. O Jehovah, God of my salvation, Daily I have cried, nightly before Thee,
2 Let my prayer, come into thy presence, Bow down thine ear to my loud cry.
My prayer cometh in before Thee, Incline Thine ear to my loud cry,
For my soul hath been full of evils, And my life hath come to Sheol. (Sheol h7585)
4 I am counted with them who descend into the pit, I have become as a man that is without help;
I have been reckoned with those going down [to] the pit, I have been as a man without strength.
5 Among the dead, is my couch, —Like the slain that lie in the grave, Where thou rememberest them no more, Yea, they, from thy hand, are cut off;
Among the dead — free, As pierced ones lying in the grave, Whom Thou hast not remembered any more, Yea, they by Thy hand have been cut off.
6 Thou hast laid me, In the lowest pit, In dark places, In the deeps:
Thou hast put me in the lowest pit, In dark places, in depths.
7 Upon me, hath rested thine indignation, And, with all thy breakers, hast thou caused affliction. (Selah)
Upon me hath Thy fury lain, And [with] all Thy breakers Thou hast afflicted. (Selah)
8 Thou hast far removed mine acquaintances from me, —Thou hast made me an abomination unto them, Shut up, and I cannot go forth!
Thou hast put mine acquaintance far from me, Thou hast made me an abomination to them, Shut up — I go not forth.
9 Mine eye, hath dimmed through affliction; I have called upon thee, O Yahweh, all day long, I have spread out, unto thee, my hands.
Mine eye hath grieved because of affliction, I called Thee, O Jehovah, all the day, I have spread out unto Thee my hands.
10 For the dead, wilt thou perform a wonder? Or shall, the shades, arising, give thee thanks? (Selah)
To the dead dost Thou do wonders? Do Rephaim rise? do they thank Thee? (Selah)
11 Shall Thy lovingkindness be recounted in the grave? Thy faithfulness, in destruction?
Is Thy kindness recounted in the grave? Thy faithfulness in destruction?
12 Shall any wonder of thine, be known in the dark? Or, thy righteousness, in the land of forgetfulness?
Are Thy wonders known in the darkness? And Thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?
13 But, I, unto thee, O Yahweh, have cried for help, And, in the morning, my prayer will confront thee!
And I, unto Thee, O Jehovah, I have cried, And in the morning doth my prayer come before Thee.
14 Wherefore, O Yahweh, shouldst thou reject my soul? shouldst thou hide thy face from me?
Why, O Jehovah, castest Thou off my soul? Thou hidest Thy face from me.
15 Afflicted have I been, and dying, from youth, I have borne the terror of thee—I shall be distracted!
I [am] afflicted, and expiring from youth, I have borne Thy terrors — I pine away.
16 Over me, have passed thy bursts of burning anger, The alarms of thee have put an end to me;
Over me hath Thy wrath passed, Thy terrors have cut me off,
17 They have surrounded me like waters, all the day, They have come circling against me together:
They have surrounded me as waters all the day, They have gone round against me together,
18 Thou hast far removed from me, lover and friend, Mine acquaintances, are in darkness.
Thou hast put far from me lover and friend, Mine acquaintance [is] the place of darkness!
