Salmos 88
Dios Habla Hoy
Señor, ¿por qué me desprecias?
(1) Cántico y salmo de los hijos de Coré. Del maestro de coro, para la enfermedad. Instrucción de Hemán el ezrahíta, para ser entonada.
88 (2) Señor, mi Dios y Salvador,
día y noche te pido ayuda,
2 (3) ¡acepta mi oración!,
¡atiende a mi plegaria!
3 (4) Tanto es el mal que ha caído sobre mí,
que me encuentro al borde de la muerte;
4 (5) ¡ya me pueden contar entre los muertos,
pues me he quedado sin fuerzas!
5 (6) Estoy abandonado entre difuntos;
soy como los que han muerto en combate
y ya han sido enterrados;
como los que han perdido tu protección
y ya han sido olvidados por ti.
6 (7) Me has echado en lo más hondo del hoyo,
en lugares oscuros y profundos.
7 (8) Has descargado tu enojo sobre mí,
¡me has hundido bajo el peso de tus olas!
8 (9) Has hecho que mis amigos me abandonen;
me has hecho insoportable para ellos.
¡Soy como un preso que no puede escapar!
9 (10) De tanto llorar me estoy quedando ciego.
¡Todos los días clamo a ti, Señor,
y a ti levanto las manos!
10 (11) ¿Acaso harás milagros por los muertos?
¿Acaso podrán los muertos darte gracias?
11 (12) ¿Acaso se hablará de tu verdad y de tu amor
en el sepulcro, en el reino de la muerte?
12 (13) En las sombras de la muerte, donde todo se olvida,
¿habrá quién reconozca tu rectitud y maravillas?
13 (14) Pero yo, Señor, a ti clamo;
de mañana elevo a ti mi oración.
14 (15) ¿Por qué me desprecias, Señor?
¿Por qué te escondes de mí?
15 (16) Desde los días de mi juventud
he estado afligido y al borde de la muerte;
he soportado cosas terribles de tu parte,
y ya no puedo más.
16 (17) Tu furor terrible ha pasado sobre mí,
y me ha vencido;
17 (18) me rodea por completo a todas horas,
como una inundación.
18 (19) Has alejado de mí amigos y compañeros,
y ahora sólo tengo amistad con las tinieblas.
Psalm 88
English Standard Version
I Cry Out Day and Night Before You
A Song. A Psalm of (A)the Sons of Korah. To the choirmaster: according to (B)Mahalath Leannoth. A Maskil[a] of (C)Heman the Ezrahite.
88 O Lord, (D)God of my salvation,
I (E)cry out day and night before you.
2 Let my prayer come before you;
(F)incline your ear to my cry!
3 For my soul is full of troubles,
and (G)my life draws near to (H)Sheol.
4 I am counted among those who (I)go down to the pit;
I am a man who has no strength,
5 like one set loose among the dead,
like the slain that lie in the grave,
like those whom (J)you remember no more,
for they are (K)cut off from your hand.
6 You have put me in (L)the depths of the pit,
in the (M)regions dark and (N)deep.
7 Your wrath (O)lies heavy upon me,
and you overwhelm me with (P)all your waves. Selah
8 You have caused (Q)my companions to shun me;
you have made me (R)a horror[b] to them.
I am (S)shut in so that I cannot escape;
9 (T)my eye grows dim through sorrow.
Every day I call upon you, O Lord;
I (U)spread out my hands to you.
10 Do you work wonders for the dead?
(V)Do the departed rise up to praise you? Selah
11 Is your steadfast love declared in the grave,
or your faithfulness in Abaddon?
12 Are your (W)wonders known in (X)the darkness,
or your righteousness in the land of (Y)forgetfulness?
13 But I, O Lord, cry (Z)to you;
(AA)in the morning my prayer comes before you.
14 O Lord, why (AB)do you cast my soul away?
Why (AC)do you hide your face from me?
15 Afflicted and close to death from my youth up,
I suffer your terrors; I am helpless.[c]
16 Your wrath has swept over me;
your (AD)dreadful assaults destroy me.
17 They (AE)surround me like a flood (AF)all day long;
they (AG)close in on me together.
18 You have caused (AH)my beloved and my friend to shun me;
my companions have become darkness.[d]
Footnotes
- Psalm 88:1 Probably musical or liturgical terms
- Psalm 88:8 Or an abomination
- Psalm 88:15 The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain
- Psalm 88:18 Or darkness has become my only companion
Psalm 88
New King James Version
A Prayer for Help in Despondency
A Song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. To the Chief Musician. Set to “Mahalath Leannoth.” A [a]Contemplation of (A)Heman the Ezrahite.
88 O Lord, (B)God of my salvation,
I have cried out day and night before You.
2 Let my prayer come before You;
[b]Incline Your ear to my cry.
3 For my soul is full of troubles,
And my life (C)draws near to the grave.
4 I am counted with those who (D)go[c] down to the pit;
(E)I am like a man who has no strength,
5 [d]Adrift among the dead,
Like the slain who lie in the grave,
Whom You remember no more,
And who are cut off from Your hand.
6 You have laid me in the lowest pit,
In darkness, in the depths.
7 Your wrath lies heavy upon me,
And You have afflicted me with all (F)Your waves. Selah
8 (G)You have [e]put away my acquaintances far from me;
You have made me an abomination to them;
(H)I am shut up, and I cannot get out;
9 My eye wastes away because of affliction.
(I)Lord, I have called daily upon You;
I have stretched out my hands to You.
10 Will You work wonders for the dead?
Shall [f]the dead arise and praise You? Selah
11 Shall Your lovingkindness be declared in the grave?
Or Your faithfulness in the place of destruction?
12 Shall Your wonders be known in the dark?
And Your righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?
13 But to You I have cried out, O Lord,
And in the morning my prayer comes before You.
14 Lord, why do You cast off my soul?
Why do You hide Your face from me?
15 I have been afflicted and ready to die from my youth;
I suffer Your terrors;
I am distraught.
16 Your fierce wrath has gone over me;
Your terrors have [g]cut me off.
17 They came around me all day long like water;
They engulfed me altogether.
18 (J)Loved one and friend You have put far from me,
And my acquaintances into darkness.
Footnotes
- Psalm 88:1 Heb. Maschil
- Psalm 88:2 Listen to
- Psalm 88:4 Die
- Psalm 88:5 Lit. Free
- Psalm 88:8 taken away my friends
- Psalm 88:10 shades, ghosts
- Psalm 88:16 destroyed me
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