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88:1  LORD, God of my salvation, by day and by night I cry out before you.
88:2  Let my prayer come before you; listen to my cry.
88:3  For my life is filled with troubles as I approach Sheol.
88:4  I am considered as one of those descending into the Pit, like a mighty man without strength,
88:5  released to remain with the dead, lying in a grave like a corpse, remembered no longer, and cut off from your power.
88:6  You have assigned me to the lowest part of the Pit, to the darkest depths.
88:7  Your anger lies heavily upon me; you pound me with all your waves. Interlude
88:8  You caused my acquaintances to shun me; you make me extremely abhorrent to them. Restrained, I am unable to go out.
88:9  My eyes languish on account of my affliction; all day long I call out to you, LORD, I spread out my hands to you.
88:10  Can you perform wonders for the dead? Can departed spirits stand up to praise you? Interlude
88:11  Can your gracious love be declared in the grave or your faithfulness in Abaddon?
88:12  Can your awesome deeds be known in darkness or your righteousness in the land of oblivion?
88:13  As for me, I cry out to you LORD, and in the morning my prayer greets you.
88:14  Why, LORD, have you rejected me? Why have you hidden your face from me?
88:15  Since my youth I have been oppressed and in danger of death. I bear your dread and am overwhelmed.
88:16  Your burning anger overwhelms me; your terrors destroy me.
88:17  Like waters, they engulf me all day long; they surround me on all sides.
88:18  You caused my friend and neighbor to shun me; and my acquaintances are confused.