A prayer containing a grievous complaint.
88:1 ¶
[[A Song°
[or] Psalm°
for the sons°
of
Köraç
קֹרַח,°
to the chief Musician°°
upon°
Mäçálaŧ
מָחֲלַת°
Læ`annôŧ
לְעַנּוֹת,°°
Maŝcîl
מַשׂכִּיל°°
of
Hêmän
הֵימָן°
the
´Ezräçî
אֶזרָחִי.]]°
O
Yähwè
יָהוֶה°
´Élöhîm
אֱלֹהִים°
of my salvation,°
I have cried°°
day°
[and] night°
before°
thee: |
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88:1 ¶
[[A Song [or] Psalm for the sons of Qorach, to the chief Musician upon Machalath Leannoth, Maskil of Heman the Ezrachi.]] O Yahweh Elohim of my salvation, I have cried day [and] night before thee: |
88:2
Let my prayer°
come°°
before°
thee: incline°°
thine ear°
unto my cry;° |
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88:2
Let my prayer come before thee: incline thine ear unto my cry; |
88:3
For°
my soul°
is full°°
of troubles:°
and my life°
draweth nigh°°
unto the grave.° |
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88:3
For my soul is full of troubles: and my life draweth nigh unto the grave. |
88:4
I am counted°°
with°
them that go down°°
into the pit:°
I am°
as a man°
[that hath] no°
strength:° |
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88:4
I am counted with them that go down into the pit: I am as a man [that hath] no strength: |
88:5
Free°
among the dead,°°
like°
the slain°
that lie°°
in the grave,°
whom°
thou rememberest°°
no°
more:°
and they°
are cut off°°
from thy hand.°° |
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88:5
Free among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, whom thou rememberest no more: and they are cut off from thy hand. |
88:6
Thou hast laid°°
me in the lowest°
pit,°
in darkness,°
in the deeps.° |
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88:6
Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, in darkness, in the deeps. |
88:7
Thy wrath°
lieth hard°°
upon°
me, and thou hast afflicted°°
[me] with all°
thy waves.°
Selà
סֶלָה.° |
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88:7
Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, and thou hast afflicted [me] with all thy waves. Selah. |
88:8
Thou hast put away°°
mine acquaintance°°
far°°
from°
me; thou hast made°°
me an abomination°
unto them: [I am] shut up,°°
and I cannot°
come forth.°° |
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88:8
Thou hast put away mine acquaintance far from me; thou hast made me an abomination unto them: [I am] shut up, and I cannot come forth. |
88:9
Mine eye°
mourneth°°
by reason of°
affliction:°
Yähwè
יָהוֶה,°
I have called°°
daily°°
upon thee, I have stretched out°°
my hands°
unto thee.° |
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88:9
Mine eye mourneth by reason of affliction: Yahweh, I have called daily upon thee, I have stretched out my hands unto thee. |
88:10
Wilt thou shew°°
wonders°
to the dead?°°
shall the dead°
arise°°
[and] praise°°
thee?
Selà
סֶלָה.° |
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88:10
Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise [and] praise thee? Selah. |
88:11
Shall thy lovingkindness°
be declared°°
in the grave?°
[or] thy faithfulness°
in destruction?° |
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88:11
Shall thy lovingkindness be declared in the grave? [or] thy faithfulness in destruction? |
88:12
Shall thy wonders°
be known°°
in the dark?°
and thy righteousness°
in the land°
of forgetfulness?° |
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88:12
Shall thy wonders be known in the dark? and thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness? |
88:13
But unto°
thee have I°
cried,°°
O
Yähwè
יָהוֶה;°
and in the morning°
shall my prayer°
prevent°°
thee. |
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88:13
But unto thee have I cried, O Yahweh; and in the morning shall my prayer prevent thee. |
88:14
Yähwè
יָהוֶה,°
why°
castest thou off°°
my soul?°
[why] hidest°°
thou thy face°
from°
me? |
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88:14
Yahweh, why castest thou off my soul? [why] hidest thou thy face from me? |
88:15
I°
[am] afflicted°
and ready to die°°
from [my] youth°
up:°°
[while] I suffer°°
thy terrors°
I am distracted.°° |
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88:15
I [am] afflicted and ready to die from [my] youth up: [while] I suffer thy terrors I am distracted. |
88:16
Thy fierce wrath°
goeth°
over°°°
me; thy terrors°
have cut me off.°° |
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88:16
Thy fierce wrath goeth over me; thy terrors have cut me off. |
88:17
They came round about°°
me daily°°
like water;°
they compassed°°
me about°°
together.° |
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88:17
They came round about me daily like water; they compassed me about together. |
88:18
Lover°°
and friend°
hast thou put far°°
from°
me, [and] mine acquaintance°°
into darkness.° |
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88:18
Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, [and] mine acquaintance into darkness. |