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Selah.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/88-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Thou hast put away mine acquaintance far from me; thou hast made me an abomination unto them: <i>I am</i> shut up, and I cannot come forth.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/88-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Mine eye mourneth by reason of affliction: LORD, I have called daily upon thee, I have stretched out my hands unto thee.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/88-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise <i>and</i> praise thee? Selah.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/88-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Shall thy lovingkindness be declared in the grave? <i>or</i> thy faithfulness in destruction?</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/88-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Shall thy wonders be known in the dark? and thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/88-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>But unto thee have I cried, O LORD; and in the morning shall my prayer prevent thee.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/88-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>LORD, why castest thou off my soul? <i>why</i> hidest thou thy face from me?</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/88-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>I <i>am</i> afflicted and ready to die from <i>my</i> youth up: <i>while</i> I suffer thy terrors I am distracted.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/88-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Thy fierce wrath goeth over me; thy terrors have cut me off.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/88-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>They came round about me daily like water; they compassed me about together.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/88-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, <i>and</i> mine acquaintance into darkness.</p></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">King James Bible<br /><br />Text courtesy of <a href="http://www.bibleprotector.com/"> BibleProtector.com</a><br /><br />Section Headings Courtesy <a href="http://intbible.com/">INT Bible</a><br />© 2012, Used by Permission<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../psalms/87.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 87"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 87" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../psalms/89.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 89"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 89" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpc/psalms/88-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe width="122" height="860" scrolling="no" src="../sidemenu.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="bot"><div align="center" style="background-color:#F2FAFF"><br /><br /><div align="center"><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></div><br /><br /> </div><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/botmenubhnm2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span></div></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>