Psalms Chapter 88 (NIV)
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Psalm 88A song. A psalm of the Sons of Korah. For the director of music. According to mahalath leannoth. A maskil of Heman the Ezrahite.O Lord, the God who saves me,day and night I cry out before you.
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May my prayer come before you;turn your ear to my cry.
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For my soul is full of troubleand my life draws near the grave.
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I am counted among those who go down to the pit;I am like a man without strength.
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I am set apart with the dead,like the slain who lie in the grave,whom you remember no more,who are cut off from your care.
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You have put me in the lowest pit,in the darkest depths.
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Your wrath lies heavily upon me;you have overwhelmed me with all your waves. Selah
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You have taken from me my closest friendsand have made me repulsive to them.I am confined and cannot escape;
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my eyes are dim with grief.I call to you, O Lord, every day;I spread out my hands to you.
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Do you show your wonders to the dead?Do those who are dead rise up and praise you? Selah
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Is your love declared in the grave,your faithfulness in Destruction?
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Are your wonders known in the place of darkness,or your righteous deeds in the land of oblivion?
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But I cry to you for help, O Lord;in the morning my prayer comes before you.
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Why, O Lord, do you reject meand hide your face from me?
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From my youth I have been afflicted and close to death;I have suffered your terrors and am in despair.
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Your wrath has swept over me;your terrors have destroyed me.
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All day long they surround me like a flood;they have completely engulfed me.
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You have taken my companions and loved ones from me;the darkness is my closest friend.
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