Psalms 88
1 A song a psalm of [the] sons of Korah to the choirmaster on Machalath to sing a poem of Heman the Ezrachite. O Yahweh [the] God of salvation my day I have cried out in the night before you.
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.
2 May it come before you prayer my incline ear your to cry of entreaty my.
May my prayer come before You; incline Your ear to my cry.
For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol. (Sheol h7585)
4 I am reckoned with [those who] go down of [the] pit I am like a man [whom] there not [is] strength.
I am counted among those descending to the Pit. I am like a man without strength.
5 Among the dead a [person] set free like [those] slain - [who] lie of [the] grave whom not you remember them again and they from hand your they are cut off.
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.
6 You have put me in a pit of lowest parts in [the] dark places in [the] depths.
You have laid me in the lowest Pit, in the darkest of the depths.
7 On me it has lain anger your and all breakers your you have afflicted [me] (Selah)
Your wrath weighs heavily upon me; all Your waves have submerged me.
8 You have removed far away acquaintances my from me you have made me abominations to them [I am] shut up and not I will go out.
You have removed my friends from me; You have made me repulsive to them; I am confined and cannot escape.
9 Eye my it is faint from affliction I have called out to you O Yahweh on every day I have spread out to you hands my.
My eyes grow dim with grief. I call to You daily, O LORD; I spread out my hands to You.
10 ¿ For the dead will you do wonder[s] or? [the] shades will they arise - will they give thanks to? you (Selah)
Do You work wonders for the dead? Do departed spirits rise up to praise You?
11 ¿ Will it be recounted in the grave covenant loyalty your faithfulness your in Abaddon.
Can Your loving devotion be proclaimed in the grave, Your faithfulness in Abaddon?
12 ¿ Will it be known in the darkness wonder[s] your and righteousness your in [the] land of forgetting.
Will Your wonders be known in the darkness, or Your righteousness in the land of oblivion?
13 And I - to you O Yahweh I cry for help and in the morning prayer my it comes to meet you.
But to You, O LORD, I cry for help; in the morning my prayer comes before You.
14 Why? O Yahweh do you reject self my do you hide? face your from me.
Why, O LORD, do You reject me? Why do You hide Your face from me?
15 [have been] afflicted I and [have been] about to die from youth I have borne terrors your I am perplexed.
From my youth I was afflicted and near death. I have borne Your terrors; I am in despair.
16 Over me they have passed anger your terrors your they have destroyed me.
Your wrath has swept over me; Your terrors have destroyed me.
17 They have surrounded me like water all the day they have surrounded me altogether.
All day long they engulf me like water; they enclose me on every side.
18 You have removed far away from me [one who] loves and a friend acquaintances my darkness.
You have removed my beloved and my friend; darkness is my closest companion.
