Psalm 88
King James Version
88 O lord God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee:
2 Let my prayer come before thee: incline thine ear unto my cry;
3 For my soul is full of troubles: and my life draweth nigh unto the grave.
4 I am counted with them that go down into the pit: I am as a man that hath no strength:
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.
6 Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, in darkness, in the deeps.
7 Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, and thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves. Selah.
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.
9 Mine eye mourneth by reason of affliction: Lord, I have called daily upon thee, I have stretched out my hands unto thee.
10 Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise and praise thee? Selah.
11 Shall thy lovingkindness be declared in the grave? or thy faithfulness in destruction?
12 Shall thy wonders be known in the dark? and thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?
13 But unto thee have I cried, O Lord; and in the morning shall my prayer prevent thee.
14 Lord, why castest thou off my soul? why hidest thou thy face from me?
15 I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up: while I suffer thy terrors I am distracted.
16 Thy fierce wrath goeth over me; thy terrors have cut me off.
17 They came round about me daily like water; they compassed me about together.
18 Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, and mine acquaintance into darkness.
Psalm 88
Amplified Bible
A Petition to Be Saved from Death.
A Song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. To the Chief Musician; set to chant mournfully. A didactic or reflective poem of Heman the Ezrahite.
88 O Lord, the God of my salvation,
I have cried out [for help] by day and in the night before You.(A)
2
Let my prayer come before You and enter into Your presence;
Incline Your ear to my cry!
3
For my soul is full of troubles,
And my life draws near the grave (Sheol, the place of the dead).
4
I am counted among those who go down to the pit (grave);
I am like a man who has no strength [a mere shadow],
5
[a]Cast away [from the living] and abandoned among the dead,
Like the slain who lie in a [nameless] grave,
Whom You no longer remember,
And they are cut off from Your hand.
6
You have laid me in the lowest pit,
In dark places, in the depths.
7
Your wrath has rested heavily upon me,
And You have afflicted me with all Your waves.(B) Selah.
8
You have put my friends far from me;
You have made me an [b]object of loathing to them.
I am shut up and I cannot go out.
9
My eye grows dim with sorrow.
O Lord, I have called on You every day;
I have spread out my hands to You [in prayer].
10
Will You perform wonders for the dead?
Shall the departed spirits arise and praise You? Selah.
11
Will Your lovingkindness be declared in the grave
Or Your faithfulness in Abaddon (the underworld)?
12
Will Your wonders be known in the darkness?
And Your righteousness in the land of forgetfulness [where the dead forget and are forgotten]?
13
But I have cried out to You, O Lord, for help;
And in the morning my prayer will come to You.
14
O Lord, why do You reject me?
Why do You hide Your face from me?(C)
15
I was afflicted and close to death from my youth on;
I suffer Your terrors; I am overcome.
16
Your fierce wrath has swept over me;
Your terrors have destroyed me.
17
They have surrounded me like flood waters all day long;
They have completely encompassed me.
18
Lover and friend You have placed far from me;
My familiar friends are in darkness.
Footnotes
- Psalm 88:5 Lit Set free. The ancient rabbis understood this to mean that once a man is dead, he is free from all religious duties.
- Psalm 88:8 Lit abomination to them.
Salmos 88
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Oración pidiendo ser salvo de la muerte
Cántico. Salmo de los hijos de Coré. Para el director del coro; sobre Mahalat Leannot. Masquil de Hemán el ezraíta.
88 Oh Señor, Dios de mi salvación(A),
De día y de noche he clamado(B) delante de Ti.
2 Llegue mi oración a Tu presencia(C);
Inclina Tu oído a mi clamor(D).
3 Porque mi alma está llena de males(E),
Y mi vida se ha acercado al Seol(F).
4 Soy contado entre los que descienden a la fosa(G);
He llegado a ser como hombre sin fuerza(H),
5 Abandonado entre los muertos(I);
Como los caídos a espada que yacen en el sepulcro,
De quienes ya no te acuerdas,
Y que han sido arrancados de Tu mano(J).
6 Me has puesto en la fosa más profunda(K),
En lugares tenebrosos(L), en las profundidades(M).
7 Ha reposado sobre mí Tu furor(N),
Y me has afligido con todas Tus olas(O). (Selah)
8 Has alejado de mí mis amistades(P),
Me has hecho objeto de repugnancia[a](Q) para ellos;
Encerrado estoy y no puedo salir(R).
9 Han languidecido mis ojos(S) a causa de la aflicción;
Oh Señor, cada día te he invocado(T),
He extendido mis manos hacia Ti(U).
10 ¿Harás maravillas a los muertos?
¿Se levantarán los muertos y te alabarán(V)? (Selah)
11 ¿Se hablará de Tu misericordia en el sepulcro,
Y de Tu fidelidad en el Abadón[b]?
12 ¿Se darán a conocer Tus maravillas en las tinieblas(W),
Y Tu justicia en la tierra del olvido?
13 Pero yo, a Ti pido auxilio, Señor(X),
Y mi oración llega ante Ti por la mañana(Y).
14 ¿Por qué, Señor, rechazas mi alma(Z)?
¿Por qué escondes de mí Tu rostro(AA)?
15 He estado afligido y a punto de morir(AB) desde mi juventud;
Sufro Tus terrores(AC), estoy abatido.
16 Sobre mí ha pasado Tu ardiente ira(AD);
Tus terrores me han destruido(AE).
17 Me han rodeado como aguas(AF) todo el día(AG);
A una me han cercado(AH).
18 Has alejado de mí al compañero y al amigo(AI);
Mis conocidos están en tinieblas.
Footnotes
- Salmos 88:8 Lit. una abominación.
- Salmos 88:11 I.e. lugar de destrucción.
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