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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//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"><title>Psalm 88 CEV</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></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="//biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">CEV</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">Contemporary English Version</div><div class="chap"><h3 class="d">(A song and a psalm by the clan of Korah for the music leader. To the tune “Mahalath Leannoth.”<a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.88.1!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> A special psalm by Heman the Ezrahite.)</h3><h3 class="s1">A Prayer When You Can't Find the Way</h3><p class="q1"><span class="v19_88_1"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.88.1" class="v19_88_1">1</span>You keep me safe, <span class="nd">Lord</span> God.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_88_1">So when I pray at night,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_88_2"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.88.2" class="v19_88_2">2</span>please listen carefully</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_88_2">to each of my concerns.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_88_3"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.88.3" class="v19_88_3">3</span>I am deeply troubled</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_88_3">and close to death;</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_88_4"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.88.4" class="v19_88_4">4</span>I am as good as dead</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_88_4">and completely helpless.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_88_5"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.88.5" class="v19_88_5">5</span>I am no better off</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_88_5">than those in the grave,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_88_5">those you have forgotten</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_88_5">and no longer help.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_88_6"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.88.6" class="v19_88_6">6</span>You have put me in the deepest</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_88_6">and darkest grave;</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_88_7"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.88.7" class="v19_88_7">7</span>your anger rolls over me</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_88_7">like ocean waves.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_88_8"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.88.8" class="v19_88_8">8</span>You have made my friends turn</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_88_8">in horror from me.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_88_8">I am a prisoner</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_88_8">who cannot escape,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_88_9"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.88.9" class="v19_88_9">9</span>and I am almost blind</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_88_9">because of my sorrow.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_88_9">Each day I lift my hands</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_88_9">in prayer to you, <span class="nd">Lord</span>.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_88_10"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.88.10" class="v19_88_10">10</span>Do you work miracles</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_88_10">for the dead?</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_88_10">Do they stand up</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_88_10">and praise you?</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_88_11"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.88.11" class="v19_88_11">11</span>Are your love and loyalty</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_88_11">announced in the world</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_88_11">of the dead?</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_88_12"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.88.12" class="v19_88_12">12</span>Do they know of your miracles</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_88_12">or your saving power</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_88_12">in the dark world below</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_88_12">where all is forgotten?</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_88_13"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.88.13" class="v19_88_13">13</span>Each morning I pray</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_88_13">to you, <span class="nd">Lord</span>.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_88_14"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.88.14" class="v19_88_14">14</span>Why do you reject me?</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_88_14">Why do you turn from me?</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_88_15"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.88.15" class="v19_88_15">15</span>Ever since I was a child,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_88_15">I have been sick</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_88_15">and close to death.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_88_15">You have terrified me</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_88_15">and made me helpless.<a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.88.15!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_88_16"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.88.16" class="v19_88_16">16</span>Your anger is like a flood!</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_88_16">And I am shattered</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_88_16">by your furious attacks</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_88_17"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.88.17" class="v19_88_17">17</span>that strike each day</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_88_17">and from every side.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_88_18"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.88.18" class="v19_88_18">18</span>My friends and neighbors</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_88_18">have turned against me</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_88_18">because of you,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_88_18">and now darkness</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_88_18">is my only companion.</span></p> <a name="fn"></a><br /><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:<br /><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">Psalm 88 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">To … Leannoth: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">Or “For the flutes,” one possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">88.15 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">and made me helpless: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.</char></note></div></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div align="center"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;">Contemporary English 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