Psalms 88
1 A 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.
O lord God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before you:
2 Let my prayer enter into thy presence: incline thine eare vnto my cry.
Let my prayer come before you: incline your ear unto my cry;
For my soul is full of troubles: and my life draws nigh unto the grave. (Sheol h7585)
4 I am counted among them that go downe vnto the pit, and am as a man without strength:
I am counted with them that go down into the pit: I am as a man that has no strength:
5 Free among the dead, like the slaine lying in the graue, whome thou remembrest no more, and they are cut off from thine hand.
Free among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, whom you remember no more: and they are cut off from your hand.
6 Thou hast layde me in the lowest pit, in darkenes, and in the deepe.
You have laid me in the low pit, in darkness, in the deeps.
7 Thine indignation lyeth vpon me, and thou hast vexed me with all thy waues. (Selah)
Your wrath lies hard upon me, and you have afflicted me with all your waves. (Selah)
8 Thou hast put away mine acquaintance farre from me, and made mee to be abhorred of them: I am shut vp, and cannot get foorth.
You have put away mine acquaintance far from me; you have made me an abomination unto them: I am shut up, and I cannot come forth.
9 Mine eye is sorowfull through mine affliction: Lord, I call dayly vpon thee: I stretch out mine hands vnto thee.
Mine eye mourns by reason of affliction: LORD, I have called daily upon you, I have stretched out my hands unto you.
10 Wilt thou shewe a miracle to the dead? or shall the dead rise and prayse thee? (Selah)
Will you show wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise and praise you? (Selah)
11 Shall thy louing kindenes be declared in the graue? or thy faithfulnes in destruction?
Shall your loving kindness be declared in the grave? or your faithfulness in destruction?
12 Shall thy wonderous workes be knowen in the darke? and thy righteousnes in the land of obliuion?
Shall your wonders be known in the dark? and your righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?
13 But vnto thee haue I cryed, O Lord, and early shall my prayer come before thee.
But unto you have I cried, O LORD; and in the morning shall my prayer prevent you.
14 Lord, why doest thou reiect my soule, and hidest thy face from me?
LORD, why cast you off my soul? why hide you your face from me?
15 I am afflicted and at the point of death: from my youth I suffer thy terrours, doubting of my life.
I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up: while I suffer your terrors I am distracted.
16 Thine indignations goe ouer me, and thy feare hath cut me off.
Your fierce wrath goes over me; your terrors have cut me off.
17 They came round about me dayly like water, and compassed me together.
They came round about me daily like water; they compassed me about together.
18 My louers and friends hast thou put away from me, and mine acquaintance hid themselues.
Lover and friend have you put far from me, and mine acquaintance into darkness.
