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World English Bible Classic
A Song. A Psalm by the sons of Korah. For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “The Suffering of Affliction.” A contemplation by Heman, the Ezrahite.
[1] Yahweh, the God of my salvation,I have cried day and night before you.
[2] Let my prayer enter into your presence.
Turn your ear to my cry.
[3] For my soul is full of troubles.
My life draws near to Sheol.ⓘ
[4] I am counted among those who go down into the pit.
I am like a man who has no help,
[5] set apart among the dead,
like the slain who lie in the grave,
whom you remember no more.
They are cut off from your hand.
[6] You have laid me in the lowest pit,
in the darkest depths.
[7] Your wrath lies heavily on me.
You have afflicted me with all your waves.
Selah. [8] You have taken my friends from me.
You have made me an abomination to them.
I am confined, and I can’t escape.
[9] My eyes are dim from grief.
I have called on you daily, Yahweh.
I have spread out my hands to you.
[10] Do you show wonders to the dead?
Do the departed spirits rise up and praise you?
Selah. [11] Is your loving kindness declared in the grave?
Or your faithfulness in Destruction?
[12] Are your wonders made known in the dark?
Or your righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?
[13] But to you, Yahweh, I have cried.
In the morning, my prayer comes before you.
[14] Yahweh, why do you reject my soul?
Why do you hide your face from me?
[15] I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up.
While I suffer your terrors, I am distracted.
[16] Your fierce wrath has gone over me.
Your terrors have cut me off.
[17] They came around me like water all day long.
They completely engulfed me.
[18] You have put lover and friend far from me,
and my friends into darkness.
Footnotes
- ⓘ 88:3 Sheol is the place of the dead.
King James Version
A Song H7892 or Psalm H4210 for the sons H1121 of Korah, H7141 to the chief Musician H5329 (PielPtc) upon Mahalath H4257 Leannoth, H6031 (PielInf) Maschil H4905 (HiphPtc) of Heman H1968 the Ezrahite. H250
[1] O Lord H3068 God H430 of my salvation, H3444 I have cried H6817 (QalPerf) day H3117 and night H3915 before thee:[2] Let my prayer H8605 come H935 (QalImpf) before H6440 thee: Incline H5186 (HiphImpv) thine ear H241 unto my cry; H7440
[3] For my soul H5315 is full H7646 (QalPerf) of troubles: H7451
And my life H2416 draweth nigh H5060 (HiphPerf) unto the grave. H7585
[4] I am counted H2803 (NiphPerf) with them that go down H3381 (QalActPtc) into the pit: H953
I am as a man H1397 that hath no strength: H353
[5] Free H2670 among the dead, H4191 (QalPtc) like the slain H2491 that lie H7901 (QalActPtc) in the grave, H6913
Whom thou rememberest H2142 (QalPerf) no more: And they are cut off H1504 (NiphPerf) from thy hand. H3027§
[6] Thou hast laid H7896 (QalPerf) me in the lowest H8482 pit, H953
In darkness, H4285 in the deeps. H4688
[7] Thy wrath H2534 lieth hard H5564 (QalPerf) upon me,
And thou hast afflicted H6031 (PielPerf) me with all thy waves. H4867 Selah. H5542
[8] Thou hast put away H7368 mine acquaintance H3045 (PualPtc) far H7368 (HiphPerf) from me;
Thou hast made H7896 (QalPerf) me an abomination H8441 unto them:
I am shut up, H3607 (QalPasPtc)
And I cannot come forth. H3318 (QalImpf)
[9] Mine eye H5869 mourneth H1669 (QalPerf) by reason of affliction: H6040
Lord, H3068 I have called H7121 (QalPerf) daily H3117 upon thee, I have stretched out H7849 (PielPerf) my hands H3709 unto thee.
[10] Wilt thou shew H6213 (QalImpf) wonders H6382 to the dead? H4191 (QalPtc)
Shall the dead H7496 arise H6965 (QalImpf) and praise H3034 (HiphImpf) thee? Selah. H5542
[11] Shall thy lovingkindness H2617 be declared H5608 (PualImpf) in the grave? H6913
Or thy faithfulness H530 in destruction? H11
[12] Shall thy wonders H6382 be known H3045 (NiphImpf) in the dark? H2822
And thy righteousness H6666 in the land H776 of forgetfulness? H5388
[13] But unto thee have I cried, H7768 (PielPerf) O Lord; H3068
And in the morning H1242 shall my prayer H8605 prevent H6923 (PielImpf) thee.
[14] Lord, H3068 why castest thou off H2186 (QalImpf) my soul? H5315
Why hidest H5641 (HiphImpf) thou thy face H6440 from me?
[15] I am afflicted H6041 and ready to die H1478 (QalActPtc)
From my youth H5290 up: While I suffer H5375 (QalPerf) thy terrors H367 I am distracted. H6323 (QalImpf)
[16] Thy fierce wrath H2740 goeth over H5674 (QalPerf) me;
Thy terrors H1161 have cut me off. H6789 (PilePerf)
[17] They came round about H5437 (QalPerf) me daily H3117§ like water; H4325
They compassed H5362 (HiphPerf) me about together. H3162
[18] Lover H157 (QalActPtc) and friend H7453 hast thou put far H7368 (HiphPerf) from me,
And mine acquaintance H3045 (PualPtc) into darkness. H4285
Footnotes
- § 88:5 Or, by thy hand
- § 88:17 Or, all the day
Byzantine Greek New Testament
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