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Psalms 88

¹LORD God, my savior, I cry out all day, and at night I come before you.

²Hear my prayer; listen to my cry for help!

³So many troubles have fallen on me that I am close to death.

⁴I am like all others who are about to die; all my strength is gone.

⁵I am abandoned among the dead; I am like the slain lying in their graves, those you have forgotten completely, who are beyond your help.

⁶You have thrown me into the depths of the tomb, into the darkest and deepest pit.

⁷Your anger lies heavy on me, and I am crushed beneath its waves.

⁸You have caused my friends to abandon me; you have made me repulsive to them. I am closed in and cannot escape;

⁹my eyes are weak from suffering. LORD, every day I call to you and lift my hands to you in prayer.

¹⁰Do you perform miracles for the dead? Do they rise up and praise you?

¹¹Is your constant love spoken of in the grave or your faithfulness in the place of destruction?

¹²Are your miracles seen in that place of darkness or your goodness in the land of the forgotten?

¹³LORD, I call to you for help; every morning I pray to you.

¹⁴Why do you reject me, LORD? Why do you turn away from me?

¹⁵Ever since I was young, I have suffered and been near death; I am worn out from the burden of your punishments.

¹⁶Your furious anger crushes me; your terrible attacks destroy me.

¹⁷All day long they surround me like a flood; they close in on me from every side.

¹⁸You have made even my closest friends abandon me, and darkness is my only companion.