American Standard Version - King James Version

 88:1 ¶ [[A Song, a Psalm of the sons of Korah; for the Chief Musician; set to Mahalath Leannoth. Maschil of Heman the Ezrahite.]] O Jehovah, the God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee.

 88:1 ¶ [[A Songº [or] Psalmº for the sonsº of Korah,º to the chief Musicianºº uponº Mahalathº Leannoth,ºº Maschilºº of Hemanº the Ezrahite.]]º O LORDº Godº of my salvation,º I have criedºº dayº [and] nightº beforeº thee:

 88:2 Let my prayer enter into thy presence; Incline thine ear unto my cry.

 88:2 Let my prayerº comeºº beforeº thee: inclineºº thine earº unto my cry;º

 88:3 For my soul is full of troubles, And my life draweth nigh unto Sheol.

 88:3 Forº my soulº is fullºº of troubles:º and my lifeº draweth nighºº unto the grave.º

 88:4 I am reckoned with them that go down into the pit; I am as a man that hath no help,

 88:4 I am countedºº withº them that go downºº into the pit:º I amº as a manº [that hath] noº strength:º

 88:5 Cast off among the dead, Like the slain that lie in the grave, Whom thou rememberest no more, And they are cut off from thy hand.

 88:5 Freeº among the dead,ºº likeº the slainº that lieºº in the grave,º whomº thou rememberestºº noº more:º and theyº are cut offºº from thy hand.ºº

 88:6 Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, In dark places, in the deeps.

 88:6 Thou hast laidºº me in the lowestº pit,º in darkness,º in the deeps.º

 88:7 Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, And thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves. Selah.

 88:7 Thy wrathº lieth hardºº uponº me, and thou hast afflictedºº [me] with allº thy waves.º Selah.º

 88:8 Thou hast put mine acquaintance far from me; Thou hast made me an abomination unto them: I am shut up, and I cannot come forth.

 88:8 Thou hast put awayºº mine acquaintanceºº farºº fromº me; thou hast madeºº me an abominationº unto them: [I am] shut up,ºº and I cannotº come forth.ºº

 88:9 Mine eye wasteth away by reason of affliction: I have called daily upon thee, O Jehovah; I have spread forth my hands unto thee.

 88:9 Mine eyeº mournethºº by reason ofº affliction:º LORD,º I have calledºº dailyºº upon thee, I have stretched outºº my handsº unto thee.º

 88:10 Wilt thou show wonders to the dead? Shall they that are deceased arise and praise thee? Selah.

 88:10 Wilt thou shewºº wondersº to the dead?ºº shall the deadº ariseºº [and] praiseºº thee? Selah.º

 88:11 Shall thy lovingkindness be declared in the grave? Or thy faithfulness in Destruction?

 88:11 Shall thy lovingkindnessº be declaredºº in the grave?º [or] thy faithfulnessº in destruction?º

 88:12 Shall thy wonders be known in the dark? And thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?

 88:12 Shall thy wondersº be knownºº in the dark?º and thy righteousnessº in the landº of forgetfulness?º

 88:13 But unto thee, O Jehovah, have I cried; And in the morning shall my prayer come before thee.

 88:13 But untoº thee have Iº cried,ºº O LORD;º and in the morningº shall my prayerº preventºº thee.

 88:14 Jehovah, why castest thou off my soul? Why hidest thou thy face from me?

 88:14 LORD,º whyº castest thou offºº my soul?º [why] hidestºº thou thy faceº fromº me?

 88:15 I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up: While I suffer thy terrors I am distracted.

 88:15 Iº [am] afflictedº and ready to dieºº from [my] youthº up:ºº [while] I sufferºº thy terrorsº I am distracted.ºº

 88:16 Thy fierce wrath is gone over me; Thy terrors have cut me off.

 88:16 Thy fierce wrathº goethº overººº me; thy terrorsº have cut me off.ºº

 88:17 They came round about me like water all the day long; They compassed me about together.

 88:17 They came round aboutºº me dailyºº like water;º they compassedºº me aboutºº together.º

 88:18 Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, And mine acquaintance into darkness.

 88:18 Loverºº and friendº hast thou put farºº fromº me, [and] mine acquaintanceºº into darkness.º