1 Yahweh, the God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before you. WEB — Psalm 88:1
2 Let my prayer enter into your presence. Turn your ear to my cry. WEB — Psalm 88:2
3 For my soul is full of troubles. My life draws near to Sheol. WEB — Psalm 88:3
4 I am counted among those who go down into the pit. I am like a man who has no help, WEB — Psalm 88:4
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. WEB — Psalm 88:5
6 You have laid me in the lowest pit, In the darkest depths. WEB — Psalm 88:6
7 Your wrath lies heavily on me. You have afflicted me with all your waves. Selah. WEB — Psalm 88:7
8 You have taken my friends from me. You have made me an abomination to them. I am confined, and I can't escape. WEB — Psalm 88:8
9 My eyes are dim from grief. I have called on you daily, Yahweh. I have spread out my hands to you. WEB — Psalm 88:9
10 Do you show wonders to the dead? Do the dead rise up and praise you? Selah. WEB — Psalm 88:10
11 Is your lovingkindness declared in the grave? Or your faithfulness in Destruction? WEB — Psalm 88:11
12 Are your wonders made known in the dark? Or your righteousness in the land of forgetfulness? WEB — Psalm 88:12
13 But to you, Yahweh, I have cried. In the morning, my prayer comes before you. WEB — Psalm 88:13
14 Yahweh, why do you reject my soul? Why do you hide your face from me? WEB — Psalm 88:14
15 I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up. While I suffer your terrors, I am distracted. WEB — Psalm 88:15
16 Your fierce wrath has gone over me. Your terrors have cut me off. WEB — Psalm 88:16
17 They came around me like water all day long. They completely engulfed me. WEB — Psalm 88:17
18 You have put lover and friend far from me, And my friends into darkness. Psalm 89 A contemplation by Ethan, the Ezrahite. WEB — Psalm 88:18