1902 Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR)

Psalms 88

A prayer containing a grievous complaint.

 88:1 ¶ [[A Song, a Melody. For the Sons of Korah. To the Chief Musician. On "Mahalath." For alternate Song. An Instructive Psalm. By Heman the Ezrahite.]] O Yahweh, God of my salvation, By day, have I made outcry, In the night, [also] before thee.

 88:2 Let my prayer, come into thy presence, Bow down thine ear to my loud cry.

 88:3 For my soul, is sated with misfortunes, And, my life—unto Hades, hath drawn near;

 88:4 I am counted with them who descend into the pit, I have become as a man that is without help;

 88:5 Among the dead, is my couch,—Like the slain that lie in the grave, Where thou rememberest them no more, Yea, they, from thy hand, are cut off;

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

 88:7 Upon me, hath rested thine indignation, And, with all thy breakers, hast thou caused affliction. [Selah.]

 88:8 Thou hast far removed mine acquaintances from me,—Thou hast made me an abomination unto them, Shut up, and I cannot go forth!

 88:9 Mine eye, hath dimmed through affliction; I have called upon thee, O Yahweh, all day long, I have spread out, unto thee, my hands.

 88:10 ¶ For the dead, wilt thou perform a wonder? Or shall, the shades, arising, give thee thanks? [Selah.]

 88:11 Shall Thy lovingkindness be recounted in the grave? Thy faithfulness, in destruction?

 88:12 Shall any wonder of thine, be known in the dark? Or, thy righteousness, in the land of forgetfulness?

 88:13 But, I, unto thee, O Yahweh, have cried for help, And, in the morning, my prayer will confront thee!

 88:14 Wherefore, O Yahweh, shouldst thou reject my soul? shouldst thou hide thy face from me?

 88:15 Afflicted have I been, and dying, from youth, I have borne the terror of thee—I shall be distracted!

 88:16 Over me, have passed thy bursts of burning anger, The alarms of thee have put an end to me;

 88:17 They have surrounded me like waters, all the day, They have come circling against me together:

 88:18 Thou hast far removed from me, lover and friend, Mine acquaintances, are in darkness.