Psalms 88

^{Psalms 88:1} O LORD, the God of my salvation, day and night I cry out before You.

^{Psalms 88:2} May my prayer come before You; incline Your ear to my cry.

^{Psalms 88:3} For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol.

^{Psalms 88:4} I am counted among those descending to the Pit. I am like a man without strength.

^{Psalms 88:5} I am forsaken among the dead, like the slain who lie in the grave, whom You remember no more, who are cut off from Your care.

^{Psalms 88:6} You have laid me in the lowest Pit, in the darkest of the depths.

^{Psalms 88:7} Your wrath weighs heavily upon me; all Your waves have submerged me. Selah

^{Psalms 88:8} You have removed my friends from me; You have made me repulsive to them; I am confined and cannot escape.

^{Psalms 88:9} My eyes grow dim with grief. I call to You daily, O LORD; I spread out my hands to You.

^{Psalms 88:10} Do You work wonders for the dead? Do departed spirits rise up to praise You? Selah

^{Psalms 88:11} Can Your loving devotion be proclaimed in the grave, Your faithfulness in Abaddon?

^{Psalms 88:12} Will Your wonders be known in the darkness, or Your righteousness in the land of oblivion?

^{Psalms 88:13} But to You, O LORD, I cry for help; in the morning my prayer comes before You.

^{Psalms 88:14} Why, O LORD, do You reject me? Why do You hide Your face from me?

^{Psalms 88:15} From my youth I was afflicted and near death. I have borne Your terrors; I am in despair.

^{Psalms 88:16} Your wrath has swept over me; Your terrors have destroyed me.

^{Psalms 88:17} All day long they engulf me like water; they enclose me on every side.

^{Psalms 88:18} You have removed my beloved and my friend; darkness is my closest companion.