(A)You have [a]put away my acquaintances far from me;
You have made me an abomination to them;
(B)I am shut up, and I cannot get out;
My eye wastes away because of affliction.

(C)Lord, I have called daily upon You;
I have stretched out my hands to You.
10 Will You work wonders for the dead?
Shall [b]the dead arise and praise You? Selah

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 88:8 taken away my friends
  2. Psalm 88:10 shades, ghosts

You have taken from me my closest friends(A)
    and have made me repulsive to them.
I am confined(B) and cannot escape;(C)
    my eyes(D) are dim with grief.

I call(E) to you, Lord, every day;
    I spread out my hands(F) to you.
10 Do you show your wonders to the dead?
    Do their spirits rise up and praise you?(G)

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