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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0; maximum-scale=1.0; user-scalable=0;"/><title>Psalm 88 ISV</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/psalms/88.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/psalms/88-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">ISV</a> > Psalm 88</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../psalms/87.htm" title="Psalm 87">◄</a> Psalm 88 <a href="../psalms/89.htm" title="Psalm 89">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">International Standard Version</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/isv/esv/psalms/88.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="psalmheading">A song. A psalm by the descendants of Korah. According to "i"Machalath Leannoth. An instruction<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="88:T Lit. maskil">a</a></span> by Heman the Ezrahite.</p><p class="heading">A Cry for Help</p><p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/88-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>LORD, God of my salvation,</p> <p class="poetry2">by day and by night I cry out before you.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/88-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Let my prayer come before you;</p> <p class="poetry2">listen<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="88:2 Lit. stretch your ears">b</a></span> to my cry.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/88-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>For my life is filled with troubles</p> <p class="poetry2">as I approach Sheol.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="88:3 i.e. the realm of the dead">c</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/88-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>I am considered as one of those descending into the Pit,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="88:4 i.e. the place of punishment in the afterlife">d</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry2">like a mighty man without strength,</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/88-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>released to remain<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="88:5 The Heb. lacks to remain">e</a></span> with the dead,</p> <p class="poetry2">lying in a grave like a corpse,</p> <p class="poetry2">remembered no longer,</p> <p class="poetry2">and cut off from your power.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/88-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>You have assigned me to the lowest part of the Pit,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="88:6 i.e. the place of punishment in the afterlife">f</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry2">to the darkest depths.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/88-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Your anger lies heavily upon me;</p> <p class="poetry2">you pound<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="88:7 Lit. oppress">g</a></span> me with all your waves.</p> <p class="selah">Interlude</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/88-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>You caused my acquaintances to shun me;<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="88:8 Lit. to be distant">h</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry2">you make me extremely abhorrent to them.</p> <p class="poetry2">Restrained, I am unable to go out.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/88-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>My eyes languish on account of my affliction;</p> <p class="poetry2">all day long I call out to you, LORD,</p> <p class="poetry2">I spread out my hands to you.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/88-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Can you perform wonders for the dead?</p> <p class="poetry2">Can departed spirits stand up to praise you?</p> <p class="selah">Interlude</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/88-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Can your gracious love be declared in the grave</p> <p class="poetry2">or your faithfulness in Abaddon?<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="88:11 i.e. the realm of destruction in the afterlife">i</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/88-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Can your awesome deeds be known in darkness</p> <p class="poetry2">or your righteousness in the land of oblivion?</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/88-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>As for me, I cry out to you LORD,</p> <p class="poetry2">and in the morning my prayer greets you.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/88-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Why, LORD, have you rejected me?</p> <p class="poetry2">Why have you hidden your face from me?</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/88-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Since my youth I have been oppressed</p> <p class="poetry2">and in danger of death.</p> <p class="poetry2">I bear your dread</p> <p class="poetry2">and am overwhelmed.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/88-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Your burning anger overwhelms me;</p> <p class="poetry2">your terrors destroy me.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/88-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Like waters, they engulf me all day long;</p> <p class="poetry2">they surround me on all sides.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/88-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>You caused my friend and neighbor to shun me;<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="88:18 Lit. be distant from ">j</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry2">and my acquaintances are confused.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="88:18 Lit. are in darkness">k</a></span> </p><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="ftn"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn1"><span class="fnb">a</span> 88:T Lit. <i>maskil</i><br /><span class="fnb">b</span> 88:2 Lit. <i>stretch your ears</i><br /><span class="fnb">c</span> 88:3 i.e. the realm of the dead<br /><span class="fnb">d</span> 88:4 i.e. the place of punishment in the afterlife<br /><span class="fnb">e</span> 88:5 The Heb. lacks <i>to remain</i><br /><span class="fnb">f</span> 88:6 i.e. the place of punishment in the afterlife<br /><span class="fnb">g</span> 88:7 Lit. <i>oppress</i><br /><span class="fnb">h</span> 88:8 Lit. <i>to be distant</i><br /><span class="fnb">i</span> 88:11 i.e. the realm of 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