88:1  A Song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. To the Chief Musician. Set to “Mahalath Leannoth.” A Contemplation of Heman the Ezrahite. O LORD, God of my salvation,
I have cried out day and night before You.

88:2  Let my prayer come before You;
Incline Your ear to my cry.

88:3  For my soul is full of troubles,
And my life draws near to the grave.

88:4  I am counted with those who go down to the pit;
I am like a man who has no strength,

88:5  Adrift among the dead,
Like the slain who lie in the grave,
Whom You remember no more,
And who are cut off from Your hand.

88:6  You have laid me in the lowest pit,
In darkness, in the depths.

88:7  Your wrath lies heavy upon me,
And You have afflicted me with all Your waves. Selah

88:8  You have put away my acquaintances far from me;
You have made me an abomination to them;
I am shut up, and I cannot get out;

88:9  My eye wastes away because of affliction. LORD, I have called daily upon You;
I have stretched out my hands to You.

88:10  Will You work wonders for the dead?
Shall the dead arise and praise You? Selah

88:11  Shall Your lovingkindness be declared in the grave?
Or Your faithfulness in the place of destruction?

88:12  Shall Your wonders be known in the dark?
And Your righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?

88:13  But to You I have cried out, O LORD,
And in the morning my prayer comes before You.

88:14  LORD, why do You cast off my soul?
Why do You hide Your face from me?

88:15  I have been afflicted and ready to die from my youth;
I suffer Your terrors;
I am distraught.

88:16  Your fierce wrath has gone over me;
Your terrors have cut me off.

88:17  They came around me all day long like water;
They engulfed me altogether.

88:18  Loved one and friend You have put far from me,
And my acquaintances into darkness.