Psalms - Chapter 88 | Good News Translation

  • 1. LORD God, my savior, I cry out all day, and at night I come before you.
  • 2. Hear my prayer; listen to my cry for help!
  • 3. So many troubles have fallen on me that I am close to death.
  • 4. I am like all others who are about to die; all my strength is gone.
  • 5. I am abandoned among the dead; I am like the slain lying in their graves, those you have forgotten completely, who are beyond your help.
  • 6. You have thrown me into the depths of the tomb, into the darkest and deepest pit.
  • 7. Your anger lies heavy on me, and I am crushed beneath its waves.
  • 8. You have caused my friends to abandon me; you have made me repulsive to them. I am closed in and cannot escape;
  • 9. my eyes are weak from suffering. LORD, every day I call to you and lift my hands to you in prayer.
  • 10. Do you perform miracles for the dead? Do they rise up and praise you?
  • 11. Is your constant love spoken of in the grave or your faithfulness in the place of destruction?
  • 12. Are your miracles seen in that place of darkness or your goodness in the land of the forgotten?
  • 13. LORD, I call to you for help; every morning I pray to you.
  • 14. Why do you reject me, LORD? Why do you turn away from me?
  • 15. Ever since I was young, I have suffered and been near death; I am worn out from the burden of your punishments.
  • 16. Your furious anger crushes me; your terrible attacks destroy me.
  • 17. All day long they surround me like a flood; they close in on me from every side.
  • 18. You have made even my closest friends abandon me, and darkness is my only companion.
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