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Psalm 88
New Living Translation
Psalm 88
New Living Translation
Psalm 88
For the choir director: A psalm of the descendants of Korah. A song to be sung to the tune “The Suffering of Affliction.” A psalm[a] of Heman the Ezrahite.
1 O Lord, God of my salvation,
I cry out to you by day.
I come to you at night.
2 Now hear my prayer;
listen to my cry.
3 For my life is full of troubles,
and death[b] draws near.
4 I am as good as dead,
like a strong man with no strength left.
5 They have left me among the dead,
and I lie like a corpse in a grave.
I am forgotten,
cut off from your care.
6 You have thrown me into the lowest pit,
into the darkest depths.
7 Your anger weighs me down;
with wave after wave you have engulfed me. Interlude
8 You have driven my friends away
by making me repulsive to them.
I am in a trap with no way of escape.
9 My eyes are blinded by my tears.
Each day I beg for your help, O Lord;
I lift my hands to you for mercy.
10 Are your wonderful deeds of any use to the dead?
Do the dead rise up and praise you? Interlude
11 Can those in the grave declare your unfailing love?
Can they proclaim your faithfulness in the place of destruction?[c]
12 Can the darkness speak of your wonderful deeds?
Can anyone in the land of forgetfulness talk about your righteousness?
13 O Lord, I cry out to you.
I will keep on pleading day by day.
14 O Lord, why do you reject me?
Why do you turn your face from me?
15 I have been sick and close to death since my youth.
I stand helpless and desperate before your terrors.
16 Your fierce anger has overwhelmed me.
Your terrors have paralyzed me.
17 They swirl around me like floodwaters all day long.
They have engulfed me completely.
18 You have taken away my companions and loved ones.
Darkness is my closest friend.
Salmos 88
Nueva Traducción Viviente
Salmos 88
Nueva Traducción Viviente
Para el director del coro: salmo de los descendientes de Coré. Cántico; entónese con la melodía de «El sufrimiento de la aflicción». Salmo[a] de Hemán el ezraíta.
88 Oh Señor, Dios de mi salvación,
a ti clamo de día.
A ti vengo de noche.
2 Oye ahora mi oración;
escucha mi clamor.
3 Mi vida está llena de dificultades,
y la muerte[b] se acerca.
4 Estoy como muerto,
como un hombre vigoroso al que no le quedan fuerzas.
5 Me han dejado entre los muertos,
y estoy tendido como un cadáver en la tumba.
Soy olvidado,
estoy separado de tu cuidado.
6 Me arrojaste a la fosa más honda,
a las profundidades más oscuras.
7 Tu ira me oprime;
con una ola tras otra me has cercado. Interludio
8 Alejaste a mis amigos
al hacerme repulsivo para ellos.
Estoy atrapado y no hay forma de escapar.
9 Los ojos se me cegaron de tantas lágrimas.
Cada día suplico tu ayuda, oh Señor;
levanto a ti mis manos para pedir misericordia.
10 ¿Acaso tus obras maravillosas sirven de algo a los muertos?
¿Se levantan ellos y te alaban? Interludio
11 ¿Pueden anunciar tu amor inagotable los que están en la tumba?
¿Pueden proclamar tu fidelidad en el lugar de destrucción[c]?
12 ¿Puede la oscuridad hablar de tus obras maravillosas?
¿Puede alguien en la tierra del olvido contar de tu justicia?
13 Oh Señor, a ti clamo;
seguiré rogando día tras día.
14 Oh Señor, ¿por qué me rechazas?
¿Por qué escondes tu rostro de mí?
15 Desde mi juventud, estoy enfermo y al borde de la muerte.
Me encuentro indefenso y desesperado ante tus terrores.
16 Tu ira feroz me ha abrumado;
tus terrores me paralizaron.
17 Todo el día se arremolinan como las aguas de una inundación
y me han cercado por completo.
18 Me has quitado a mis compañeros y a mis seres queridos;
la oscuridad es mi mejor amiga.
Psalm 88
New International Version
Psalm 88
New International Version
Psalm 88[a]
A song. A psalm of the Sons of Korah. For the director of music. According to mahalath leannoth.[b] A maskil[c] of Heman the Ezrahite.
1 Lord, you are the God who saves me;(A)
day and night I cry out(B) to you.
2 May my prayer come before you;
turn your ear to my cry.
3 I am overwhelmed with troubles(C)
and my life draws near to death.(D)
4 I am counted among those who go down to the pit;(E)
I am like one without strength.(F)
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(G) from your care.
6 You have put me in the lowest pit,
in the darkest depths.(H)
7 Your wrath(I) lies heavily on me;
you have overwhelmed me with all your waves.[d](J)
8 You have taken from me my closest friends(K)
and have made me repulsive to them.
I am confined(L) and cannot escape;(M)
9 my eyes(N) are dim with grief.
I call(O) to you, Lord, every day;
I spread out my hands(P) to you.
10 Do you show your wonders to the dead?
Do their spirits rise up and praise you?(Q)
11 Is your love declared in the grave,
your faithfulness(R) in Destruction[e]?
12 Are your wonders known in the place of darkness,
or your righteous deeds in the land of oblivion?
13 But I cry to you for help,(S) Lord;
in the morning(T) my prayer comes before you.(U)
14 Why, Lord, do you reject(V) me
and hide your face(W) from me?
15 From my youth(X) I have suffered(Y) and been close to death;
I have borne your terrors(Z) and am in despair.(AA)
16 Your wrath(AB) has swept over me;
your terrors(AC) have destroyed me.
17 All day long they surround me like a flood;(AD)
they have completely engulfed me.
18 You have taken from me friend(AE) and neighbor—
darkness is my closest friend.
Footnotes
- Psalm 88:1 In Hebrew texts 88:1-18 is numbered 88:2-19.
- Psalm 88:1 Title: Possibly a tune, “The Suffering of Affliction”
- Psalm 88:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
- Psalm 88:7 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 10.
- Psalm 88:11 Hebrew Abaddon
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