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Psalms 88

18 aligned verses; 18 with wording or punctuation differences .

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O lord God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee:
A song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. For the choirmaster. According to Mahalath Leannoth. A Maskil of Heman the Ezrahite. O LORD , the God of my salvation, day and night I cry out before You.
Let my prayer come before thee: incline thine ear unto my cry ;
May my prayer come before You; incline Your ear to my cry .
For my soul is full of troubles : and my life draweth nigh unto the grave .
For my soul is full of troubles , and my life draws near to Sheol .
I am counted with them that go down into the pit : I am as a man that hath no strength :
I am counted among those descending to the Pit . I am like a man without strength .
Free among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, whom thou rememberest no more : and they are cut off from thy hand .
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 .
Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, in darkness, in the deeps .
You have laid me in the lowest Pit, in the darkest of the depths .
Thy wrath lieth hard upon me , and thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves. Selah .
Your wrath weighs heavily upon me ; all Your waves have submerged me . Selah
Thou hast put away mine acquaintance far from me; thou hast made me an abomination unto them : I am shut up, and I cannot come forth .
You have removed my friends from me; You have made me repulsive to them ; I am confined and cannot escape .
Mine eye mourneth by reason of affliction: LORD, I have called daily upon thee , I have stretched out my hands unto thee .
My eyes grow dim with grief. I call to You daily, O LORD; I spread out my hands to You .
Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise and praise thee ? Selah .
Do You work wonders for the dead? Do departed spirits rise up to praise You ? Selah
Shall thy lovingkindness be declared in the grave ? or thy faithfulness in destruction ?
Can Your loving devotion be proclaimed in the grave , Your faithfulness in Abaddon ?
Shall thy wonders be known in the dark? and thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness ?
Will Your wonders be known in the darkness, or Your righteousness in the land of oblivion ?
But unto thee have I cried , O LORD; and in the morning shall my prayer prevent thee .
But to You , O LORD , I cry for help ; in the morning my prayer comes before You .
LORD, why castest thou off my soul ? why hidest thou thy face from me?
Why, O LORD, do You reject me ? Why do You hide Your face from me?
I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up: while I suffer thy terrors I am distracted .
From my youth I was afflicted and near death. I have borne Your terrors ; I am in despair .
Thy fierce wrath goeth over me; thy terrors have cut me off .
Your wrath has swept over me; Your terrors have destroyed me.
They came round about me daily like water; they compassed me about together .
All day long they engulf me like water; they enclose me on every side .
Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, and mine acquaintance into darkness.
You have removed my beloved and my friend ; darkness is my closest companion .

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