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World English Bible

Psalm 88 (WEBP)

[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.

Psalm 88:3 Sheol is the place of the dead.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Psalm 88 (KJVS)

[1] O Lord God of my salvation, I have cried () day and night before thee:
[2] Let my prayer come () before thee: Incline () thine ear unto my cry;
[3] For my soul is full () of troubles: And my life draweth nigh () unto the grave.
[4] I am counted () with them that go down () into the pit: I am as a man that hath no strength:
[5] Free among the dead, () like the slain that lie () in the grave, Whom thou rememberest () no more: And they are cut off () from thy hand.
[6] Thou hast laid () me in the lowest pit, In darkness, in the deeps.
[7] Thy wrath lieth hard () upon me, And thou hast afflicted () me with all thy waves. Selah.
[8] Thou 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. ()
[9] Mine eye mourneth () by reason of affliction: Lord, I have called () daily upon thee, I have stretched out () my hands unto thee.
[10] Wilt thou shew () wonders to the dead? () Shall the dead arise () and praise () thee? Selah.
[11] Shall thy lovingkindness be declared () in the grave? Or thy faithfulness in destruction?
[12] Shall thy wonders be known () in the dark? And thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?
[13] But unto thee have I cried, () O Lord; And in the morning shall my prayer prevent () thee.
[14] Lord, why castest thou off () my soul? Why hidest () thou thy face from me?
[15] I am afflicted and ready to die () From my youth up: While I suffer () thy terrors I am distracted. ()
[16] Thy fierce wrath goeth over () me; Thy terrors have cut me off. ()
[17] They came round about () me daily like water; They compassed () me about together.
[18] Lover () and friend hast thou put far () from me, And mine acquaintance () into darkness.

Psalm 88:5 Or, by thy hand
Psalm 88:17 Or, all the day

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Psalm 88 (BYZ)

[1] [87:1] ωδη ψαλμου τοις υιοις κορε εις το τελος υπερ μαελεθ του αποκριθηναι συνεσεως αιμαν τω ισραηλιτη [87:2] κυριε ο θεος της σωτηριας μου ημερας εκεκραξα και εν νυκτι εναντιον σου
[2] [87:3] εισελθατω ενωπιον σου η προσευχη μου κλινον το ους σου εις την δεησιν μου κυριε
[3] [87:4] οτι επλησθη κακων η ψυχη μου και η ζωη μου τω αδη ηγγισεν
[4] [87:5] προσελογισθην μετα των καταβαινοντων εις λακκον εγενηθην ως ανθρωπος αβοηθητος εν νεκροις ελευθερος
[5] [87:6] ωσει τραυματιαι ερριμμενοι καθευδοντες εν ταφω ων ουκ εμνησθης ετι και αυτοι εκ της χειρος σου απωσθησαν
[6] [87:7] εθεντο με εν λακκω κατωτατω εν σκοτεινοις και εν σκια θανατου
[7] [87:8] επ εμε επεστηριχθη ο θυμος σου και παντας τους μετεωρισμους σου επ εμε επηγαγες διαψαλμα
[8] [87:9] εμακρυνας τους γνωστους μου απ εμου εθεντο με βδελυγμα εαυτοις παρεδοθην και ουκ εξεπορευομην
[9] [87:10] οι οφθαλμοι μου ησθενησαν απο πτωχειας εκεκραξα προς σε κυριε ολην την ημεραν διεπετασα προς σε τας χειρας μου
[10] [87:11] μη τοις νεκροις ποιησεις θαυμασια η ιατροι αναστησουσιν και εξομολογησονται σοι
[11] [87:12] μη διηγησεται τις εν ταφω το ελεος σου και την αληθειαν σου εν τη απωλεια
[12] [87:13] μη γνωσθησεται εν τω σκοτει τα θαυμασια σου και η δικαιοσυνη σου εν γη επιλελησμενη
[13] [87:14] καγω προς σε κυριε εκεκραξα και το πρωι η προσευχη μου προφθασει σε
[14] [87:15] ινα τι κυριε απωθεις την ψυχην μου αποστρεφεις το προσωπον σου απ εμου
[15] [87:16] πτωχος ειμι εγω και εν κοποις εκ νεοτητος μου υψωθεις δε εταπεινωθην και εξηπορηθην
[16] [87:17] επ εμε διηλθον αι οργαι σου και οι φοβερισμοι σου εξεταραξαν με
[17] [87:18] εκυκλωσαν με ως υδωρ ολην την ημεραν περιεσχον με αμα
[18] [87:19] εμακρυνας απ εμου φιλον και πλησιον και τους γνωστους μου απο ταλαιπωριας