Psalms 88
1 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,
song melody to/for son: descendant/people Korah to/for to conduct upon Mahalath to/for to sing Maskil to/for Heman [the] Ezrahite LORD God salvation my day to cry in/on/with night before you
2 My prayer cometh in before Thee, Incline Thine ear to my loud cry,
to come (in): come to/for face: before your prayer my to stretch ear your to/for cry my
for to satisfy in/on/with distress: harm soul my and life my to/for hell: Sheol to touch (Sheol h7585)
4 I have been reckoned with those going down [to] the pit, I have been as a man without strength.
to devise: count with to go down pit to be like/as great man nothing strength
5 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.
in/on/with to die free like slain: killed to lie down: be dead grave which not to remember them still and they(masc.) from hand your to cut
6 Thou hast put me in the lowest pit, In dark places, in depths.
to set: put me in/on/with pit lower in/on/with darkness in/on/with depth
7 Upon me hath Thy fury lain, And [with] all Thy breakers Thou hast afflicted. (Selah)
upon me to support rage your and all wave your to afflict (Selah)
8 Thou hast put mine acquaintance far from me, Thou hast made me an abomination to them, Shut up — I go not forth.
to remove to know my from me to set: make me abomination to/for them to restrain and not to come out: come
9 Mine eye hath grieved because of affliction, I called Thee, O Jehovah, all the day, I have spread out unto Thee my hands.
eye my to languish from affliction to call: call to you LORD in/on/with all day to spread to(wards) you palm my
10 To the dead dost Thou do wonders? Do Rephaim rise? do they thank Thee? (Selah)
to/for to die to make: do wonder if: surely no shade to arise: rise to give thanks you (Selah)
11 Is Thy kindness recounted in the grave? Thy faithfulness in destruction?
to recount in/on/with grave kindness your faithfulness your in/on/with Abaddon
12 Are Thy wonders known in the darkness? And Thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?
to know in/on/with darkness wonder your and righteousness your in/on/with land: country/planet forgetfulness
13 And I, unto Thee, O Jehovah, I have cried, And in the morning doth my prayer come before Thee.
and I to(wards) you LORD to cry and in/on/with morning prayer my to meet you
14 Why, O Jehovah, castest Thou off my soul? Thou hidest Thy face from me.
to/for what? LORD to reject soul my to hide face your from me
15 I [am] afflicted, and expiring from youth, I have borne Thy terrors — I pine away.
afflicted I and to die from youth to lift: bear terror your to distract
16 Over me hath Thy wrath passed, Thy terrors have cut me off,
upon me to pass burning anger your terror your to destroy me
17 They have surrounded me as waters all the day, They have gone round against me together,
to turn: surround me like/as water all [the] day to surround upon me unitedness
18 Thou hast put far from me lover and friend, Mine acquaintance [is] the place of darkness!
to remove from me to love: lover and neighbor to know my darkness
