Psalms 88

¹A 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.

²Let my prayer enter into thy presence: incline thine eare vnto my cry.

³For my soule is filled with euils, and my life draweth neere to the graue.

⁴I am counted among them that go downe vnto the pit, and am as a man without strength:

⁵Free among the dead, like the slaine lying in the graue, whome thou remembrest no more, and they are cut off from thine hand.

⁶Thou hast layde me in the lowest pit, in darkenes, and in the deepe.

⁷Thine indignation lyeth vpon me, and thou hast vexed me with all thy waues. Selah.

⁸Thou hast put away mine acquaintance farre from me, and made mee to be abhorred of them: I am shut vp, and cannot get foorth.

⁹Mine eye is sorowfull through mine affliction: Lord, I call dayly vpon thee: I stretch out mine hands vnto thee.

¹⁰Wilt thou shewe a miracle to the dead? or shall the dead rise and prayse thee? Selah.

¹¹Shall thy louing kindenes be declared in the graue? or thy faithfulnes in destruction?

¹²Shall thy wonderous workes be knowen in the darke? and thy righteousnes in the land of obliuion?

¹³But vnto thee haue I cryed, O Lord, and early shall my prayer come before thee.

¹⁴Lord, why doest thou reiect my soule, and hidest thy face from me?

¹⁵I am afflicted and at the point of death: from my youth I suffer thy terrours, doubting of my life.

¹⁶Thine indignations goe ouer me, and thy feare hath cut me off.

¹⁷They came round about me dayly like water, and compassed me together.

¹⁸My louers and friends hast thou put away from me, and mine acquaintance hid themselues.

Psalms 88

¹O Lord God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee:

²Let my prayer come before thee: incline thine ear unto my cry;

³For my soul is full of troubles: and my life draweth nigh unto the grave.

⁴I am counted with them that go down into the pit: I am as a man that hath no strength:

⁵Free among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, whom thou rememberest no more: and they are cut off from thy hand.

⁶Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, in darkness, in the deeps.

⁷Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, and thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves. Selah.

⁸Thou hast put away mine acquaintance far from me; thou hast made me an abomination unto them: I am shut up, and I cannot come forth.

⁹Mine eye mourneth by reason of affliction: Lord, I have called daily upon thee, I have stretched out my hands unto thee.

¹⁰Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise and praise thee? Selah.

¹¹Shall thy lovingkindness be declared in the grave? or thy faithfulness in destruction?

¹²Shall thy wonders be known in the dark? and thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?

¹³But unto thee have I cried, O Lord; and in the morning shall my prayer prevent thee.

¹⁴Lord, why castest thou off my soul? why hidest thou thy face from me?

¹⁵I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up: while I suffer thy terrors I am distracted.

¹⁶Thy fierce wrath goeth over me; thy terrors have cut me off.

¹⁷They came round about me daily like water; they compassed me about together.

¹⁸Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, and mine acquaintance into darkness.