Psa 88 | NASB1995 | STEP | A Song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. For the choir director; according to Mahalath Leannoth. A Maskil of Heman the Ezrahite. O Lord , the God of my salvation , I have cried out by day and in the night before You.

Psalms 88

A Petition to Be Saved from Death.

A Song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. For the choir director; according to Mahalath Leannoth. A ^{▼▼ Possibly, Contemplative, or Didactic, or Skillful Psalm}Maskil of Heman ^{▼▼ 1 Kin 4:31; 1 Chr 2:6; Psa.89..: title}the Ezrahite.

1 O Lord, the ^cGod of my salvation,
I have ^dcried out by day and in the night before You.
2 Let my prayer ^ecome before You;
^fIncline Your ear to my cry!
3 For my ^gsoul has ^{▼▼ Or been satisfied with}had enough troubles,
And ⁱmy life has drawn near to ^{▼▼ I.e. the nether world}Sheol.
4 I am reckoned among those who ^kgo down to the pit;
I have become like a man ^lwithout strength,
5 ^{▼▼ Lit A freed one among the dead}Forsaken ⁿamong the dead,
Like the slain who lie in the grave,
Whom You remember no more,
And they are ^ocut off from Your hand.
6 You have put me in ^pthe lowest pit,
In ^qdark places, in the ^rdepths.
7 Your wrath ^shas rested upon me,
And You have afflicted me with ^tall Your waves. ^{▼▼ Selah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude}Selah.
8 You have removed ^vmy acquaintances far from me;
You have made me an ^{▼▼ Lit abomination to them
,} ^xobject of loathing to them;
I am ^yshut up and cannot go out.
9 My ^zeye has wasted away because of affliction;
I have ^aacalled upon You every day, O Lord;
I have ^abspread out my ^{▼▼ Lit palms}hands to You.

10 Will You perform wonders for the dead?
Will ^adthe ^{▼▼ Or ghosts, shades}departed spirits rise and praise You? Selah.
11 Will Your lovingkindness be declared in the grave,
Your faithfulness in ^{▼▼ I.e. place of destruction}Abaddon?
12 Will Your wonders be made known in the ^agdarkness?
And Your ^{▼▼ I.e. faithfulness to His gracious promises}righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?

13 But I, O Lord, have cried out ^aito You for help,
And ^ajin the morning my prayer comes before You.
14 O Lord, why ^akdo You reject my soul?
Why do You ^alhide Your face from me?
15 I was afflicted and ^amabout to die from my youth on;
I suffer ^anYour terrors; I am ^{▼▼ Or embarrassed}overcome.
16 Your ^apburning anger has passed over me;
Your terrors have ^{▼▼ Or silenced
,} ^ardestroyed me.
17 They have ^assurrounded me ^atlike water all day long;
They have ^auencompassed me altogether.
18 You have removed ^avlover and friend far from me;
My acquaintances are in darkness.

Psalms 88

A Petition to Be Saved from Death.

A Song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. For the choir director; according to Mahalath Leannoth. A ▼▼ Possibly, Contemplative, or Didactic, or Skillful PsalmMaskil of Heman ▼▼ 1 Kin 4:31; 1 Chr 2:6; Psa.89..: titlethe Ezrahite.

A Song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. For the choir director; according to Mahalath Leannoth. A ^{▼▼ Possibly, Contemplative, or Didactic, or Skillful Psalm}Maskil of Heman ^{▼▼ 1 Kin 4:31; 1 Chr 2:6; Psa.89..: title}the Ezrahite.