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Psalm 88:2-10
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Psalm 88:2-10
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
2 let my prayer come before you;
incline your ear to my cry.(A)
3 For my soul is full of troubles,
and my life draws near to Sheol.(B)
4 I am counted among those who go down to the Pit;
I am like those who have no help,(C)
5 like those forsaken among the dead,
like the slain that lie in the grave,
like those whom you remember no more,
for they are cut off from your hand.(D)
6 You have put me in the depths of the Pit,
in the regions dark and deep.(E)
7 Your wrath lies heavy upon me,
and you overwhelm me with all your waves. Selah(F)
8 You have caused my companions to shun me;
you have made me a thing of horror to them.
I am shut in so that I cannot escape;(G)
9 my eye grows dim through sorrow.
Every day I call on you, O Lord;
I spread out my hands to you.(H)
10 Do you work wonders for the dead?
Do the shades rise up to praise you? Selah(I)
Psalm 88:2-10
New International Version
Psalm 88:2-10
New International Version
2 May my prayer come before you;
turn your ear to my cry.
3 I am overwhelmed with troubles(A)
and my life draws near to death.(B)
4 I am counted among those who go down to the pit;(C)
I am like one without strength.(D)
5 I am set apart with the dead,
like the slain who lie in the grave,
whom you remember no more,
who are cut off(E) from your care.
6 You have put me in the lowest pit,
in the darkest depths.(F)
7 Your wrath(G) lies heavily on me;
you have overwhelmed me with all your waves.[a](H)
8 You have taken from me my closest friends(I)
and have made me repulsive to them.
I am confined(J) and cannot escape;(K)
9 my eyes(L) are dim with grief.
Footnotes
- Psalm 88:7 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 10.
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