1 1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term 2 Title: Possibly a tune, "The Suffering of Affliction"
O LORD , the God who saves me,
day and night I cry out before you. |
2 May my prayer come before you;
turn your ear to my cry. |
3 For my soul is full of trouble
and my life draws near the grave.3 88:3 Hebrew Sheol |
4 I am counted among those who go down to the pit;
I am like a man without strength. |
5 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. |
6 You have put me in the lowest pit,
in the darkest depths. |
7 Your wrath lies heavily upon me;
you have overwhelmed me with all your waves.
Selah |
8 You have taken from me my closest friends
and have made me repulsive to them.
I am confined and cannot escape; |
9 my eyes are dim with grief. |
10 Do you show your wonders to the dead?
Do those who are dead rise up and praise you?
Selah |
11 Is your love declared in the grave,
your faithfulness in Destruction4 88:11 Hebrew Abaddon ? |
12 Are your wonders known in the place of darkness,
or your righteous deeds in the land of oblivion? |
13 But I cry to you for help, O LORD ;
in the morning my prayer comes before you. |
14 Why, O LORD , do you reject me
and hide your face from me? |
15 From my youth I have been afflicted and close to death;
I have suffered your terrors and am in despair. |
16 Your wrath has swept over me;
your terrors have destroyed me. |
17 All day long they surround me like a flood;
they have completely engulfed me. |
18 You have taken my companions and loved ones from me;
the darkness is my closest friend. |
