NASB — Psalms 88 — KJV

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 Maskil of Heman the Ezrahite.

  1 O LORD°, the aGod° of my salvation°,
  I have bcried° out by day° and in the night° before° You.
  2 Let my prayer° acome° before° You;
  bIncline° Your ear° to my cry°!
  3 For my asoul° has Ihad° enough° troubles°,
  And bmy life° has drawn° near° to IISheol°.
  4 I am reckoned° among° those who ago° down° to the pit°;
  I have° become° like a man° bwithout° strength°,
  5 IForsaken° aamong the dead°,
  Like° the slain° who lie° in the grave°,
  Whom° You remember° no° more°,
  And they are bcut° off° from Your hand°.
  6 You have put° me in athe lowest° pit°,
  In bdark° places°, in the cdepths°.
  7 Your wrath° ahas rested° upon me,
  And You have afflicted° me with ball° Your waves°.
      ISelah°.
  8 You have removed° amy acquaintances° far° from me;
  You have made° me an Ibobject° of loathing° to them;
  I am cshut° up and cannot° go° out.
  9 My aeye° has wasted° away° because° of affliction°;
  I have bcalled° upon You every° day°, O LORD°;
  I have cspread° out my Ihands° to You.

[1] Possibly, Contemplative, or Didactic, or Skillful Psalm 1K 4:31; 1Ch 2:6; Ps 89: title aPs 24:5; 27:9 bPs 22:2; 86:3; Lk 18:7
[2] aPs 18:6 bPs 31:2; 86:1
[3] IOr been satisfied with III.e. the nether world aPs 107:26 bPs 107:18; 116:3
[4] aPs 28:1; 143:7 bJb 29:12; Ps 22:11
[5] ILit A freed one among the dead aPs 31:12 bPs 31:22; Is 53:8
[6] aPs 86:13; Lm 3:55 bPs 143:3 cPs 69:15
[7] ISelah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude aPs 32:4; 39:10 bPs 42:7
[8] ILit abomination to them aJb 19:13, 19; Ps 31:11; 142:4 bJb 30:10 cPs 142:7; Jr 32:2; 36:5
[9] ILit palms aPs 6:7; 31:9 bPs 22:2; 86:3 cJb 11:13; Ps 143:6

  10 ¶ Will You perform° wonders° for the dead°?
  Will athe Ideparted° spirits° rise° [and] praise° You?
      Selah°.
  11 Will Your lovingkindness° be declared° in the grave°,
  Your faithfulness° in IAbaddon°?
  12 Will Your wonders° be made° known° in the adarkness°?
  And Your Irighteousness° in the land° of forgetfulness°?

[10] IOr ghosts, shades aPs 6:5; 30:9
[11] II.e. place of destruction
[12] II.e. faithfulness to His gracious promises aJb 10:21; Ps 88:6

  13 ¶ But I, O LORD°, have cried° out ato You for help°,
  And bin the morning° my prayer° comes° before° You.
  14 O LORD°, why° ado You reject° my soul°?
  [Why] do You bhide° Your face° from me?
  15 I was afflicted° and aabout to die° from my youth° on;
  I suffer° bYour terrors°; I am Iovercome°.
  16 Your aburning° anger° has passed° over° me;
  Your terrors° have Ibdestroyed° me.
  17 They have asurrounded° me blike water° all° day° long;
  They have cencompassed° me altogether°.
  18 You have removed° alover° and friend° far° from me;
  My acquaintances° are [in] darkness°.

[13] aPs 30:2 bPs 5:3; 119:147
[14] aPs 43:2; 44:9 bJb 13:24; Ps 13:1; 44:24
[15] IOr embarrassed aPv 24:11 bJb 6:4; 31:23
[16] IOr silenced a2Ch 28:11; Is 13:13; Lm 1:12 bLm 3:54; Ezk 37:11
[17] aPs 118:10-12 bPs 124:4 cPs 17:11; 22:12, 16
[18] aJb 19:13; Ps 88:8; 31:11; 38:11


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A prayer containing a grievous complaint.

1 ¶ [[A Songº [or] Psalmº for the sonsº of Korah,º to the chief Musicianºª upon² Mahalathº Leannoth,ºª Maschilºª of Hemanº the Ezrahite.]]º O LORDº Godº of my salvation,º I have criedºª dayº [and] nightº before² thee: 2 Let my prayerº comeºª beforeº thee: inclineºª thine earº unto my cry;º 3 For² my soulº is fullºª of troubles:º and my lifeº draweth nighºª unto the grave.º 4 I am countedºª with² them that go downºª into the pit:º I am² as a manº [that hath] no² strength:º 5 Freeº among the dead,ºª like² the slainº that lieºª in the grave,º whom² thou rememberestºª no² more:² and they² are cut offºª from thy hand.º² 6 Thou hast laidºª me in the lowestº pit,º in darkness,º in the deeps.º 7 Thy wrathº lieth hardºª upon² me, and thou hast afflictedºª [me] with all² thy waves.º Selah.º 8 Thou hast put awayºª mine acquaintanceºª far¹ª from² me; thou hast madeºª me an abominationº unto them: [I am] shut up,ºª and I cannot² come forth.ºª 9 Mine eyeº mournethºª by reason of² affliction:º LORD,º I have calledºª dailyº² upon thee, I have stretched outºª my handsº unto thee.² 10 Wilt thou shewºª wondersº to the dead?ºª shall the deadº ariseºª [and] praiseºª thee? Selah.º 11 Shall thy lovingkindnessº be declaredºª in the grave?º [or] thy faithfulnessº in destruction?º 12 Shall thy wondersº be knownºª in the dark?º and thy righteousnessº in the landº of forgetfulness?º 13 But unto² thee have I² cried,ºª O LORD;º and in the morningº shall my prayerº preventºª thee. 14 LORD,º why² castest thou offºª my soul?º [why] hidestºª thou thy faceº from² me? 15 I² [am] afflictedº and ready to dieºª from [my] youth¹ up:²² [while] I sufferºª thy terrorsº I am distracted.ºª 16 Thy fierce wrathº goeth² over¹ª² me; thy terrorsº have cut me off.ºª 17 They came round aboutºª me dailyº² like water;º they compassed¹ª me about²² together.º 18 Loverºª and friendº hast thou put farºª from² me, [and] mine acquaintanceºª into darkness.º

[1] Gn 49:18; 1K 4:31; 1Ch 2:6; Ne 1:6; Ps 22:2; 27:1, 9; 51:14; 62:7; 65:5; 68:19; 79:9; 86:3; 140:7; Is 12:2; 62:6; Lk 1:47; 2:30, 37; 18:7; 1Th 3:10; 2Ti 1:3; Tit 2:10, 13; 3:4.
[2] 1K 8:31; Ps 79:11; 141:1; Lm 3:8.
[3] Jb 6:2; 33:22; Ps 22:11; 69:17; 77:2; 88:14; 107:18; 143:3; Is 53:3, 10; Lm 3:15; Mt 26:37; Mk 14:33.
[4] Jb 17:1; Ps 28:1; 30:9; 31:12; 109:22; 143:7; Is 38:17; Ezk 26:20; Jna 2:6; Ro 5:6; 2Co 1:9; 13:4.
[5] Gn 8:1; 19:29; Jb 6:9; 11:10; Ps 31:22; 88:16; 136:23; Is 14:9; 38:10; 53:8; Ezk 32:18.
[6] Dt 32:22; Ps 40:2; 69:15; 86:13; 130:1; 143:3; Pv 4:19; Lm 3:2; Jn 12:46; Jde 1:6, 13.
[7] Jb 6:4; 10:16; Ps 38:1; 42:7; 90:7; 102:10; Jna 2:3; Jn 3:36; Ro 2:5; 1P 2:24; Rv 6:16.
[8] 1S 23:18; Jb 12:14; 19:8, 13; Ps 31:11; 88:18; 143:4; Is 49:7; 63:3; Lm 3:7; Zc 11:8; Mt 27:21; Jn 11:57; 15:23.
[9] Jb 11:13; 16:20; 17:7; Ps 38:10; 42:3; 44:20; 55:17; 68:31; 86:3; 88:1; 102:9; 143:6; Lm 3:48; Ezk 17:11; Jn 11:35.
[10] Jb 14:7; Ps 6:5; 30:9; 115:17; 118:17; Is 26:19; 38:18; Ezk 37:1; Mk 5:35; Lk 7:12; 1Co 15:52.
[11] Jb 21:30; 26:6; Ps 55:23; 73:18; Pv 15:11; Mt 7:13; Ro 9:22; 2P 2:1.
[12] Jb 10:21; Ps 31:12; 88:5; 143:3; Ec 2:16; 8:10; 9:5; Is 8:22; Mt 8:12; Jde 1:13.
[13] Ps 5:3; 21:3; 119:147; Mk 1:35.
[14] Jb 13:24; Ps 13:1; 43:2; 44:24; 69:17; 77:7; Mt 27:46.
[15] Jb 6:4; 7:11; 17:1, 11; Ps 22:14; 73:14; Is 53:3, 10; Zc 13:7; Lk 22:44.
[16] Ps 38:1; 89:46; 90:7, 11; 102:10; Is 53:4, 8; Dn 9:26; Ro 8:32; Ga 3:13; Rv 6:17.
[17] Jb 16:12; 30:14; Ps 22:16; 42:7; 69:1; 116:3; Lm 3:5; Mt 27:39.
[18] Jb 19:12; Ps 31:11; 38:11; 88:8.


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