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88:1  Lord, the God of my salvation, I have cried out by day and in the night before You.
88:2  Let my prayer come before You; Incline Your ear to my cry!
88:3  For my soul has had enough troubles, And my life has approached Sheol.
88:4  I am counted among those who go down to the pit; I have become like a man without strength,
88:5  Abandoned among the dead, Like the slain who lie in the grave, Whom You no longer remember, And they are cut off from Your hand.
88:6  You have put me in the lowest pit, In dark places, in the depths.
88:7  Your wrath has rested upon me, And You have afflicted me with all Your waves. Selah
88:8  You have removed my acquaintances far from me; You have made me an object of loathing to them; I am shut up and cannot go out.
88:9  My eye grows dim from misery; I have called upon You every day, Lord; I have spread out my hands to You.
88:10  Will You perform wonders for the dead? Or will the departed spirits rise and praise You? Selah
88:11  Will Your graciousness be declared in the grave, Your faithfulness in Abaddon?
88:12  Will Your wonders be made known in the darkness? And Your righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?
88:13  But I, Lord, have cried out to You for help, And in the morning my prayer comes before You.
88:14  Lord, why do You reject my soul? Why do You hide Your face from me?
88:15  I was miserable and about to die from my youth on; I suffer Your terrors; I grow weary.
88:16  Your burning anger has passed over me; Your terrors have destroyed me.
88:17  They have surrounded me like water all day long; They have encircled me altogether.
88:18  You have removed lover and friend far from me; My acquaintances are in a hiding place.