Psalm 88 :: New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB95)

A Petition to Be Saved from Death.

Psa 88:1A Song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. For the choir director; according to Mahalath Leannoth. A [fn]Maskil of Heman [fn]the Ezrahite.
O LORD, the God of my salvation,
I have cried out by day and in the night before You.

Psa 88:2

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

Psa 88:3

Psa 88:3For my soul has [fn]had enough troubles,
And my life has drawn near to [fn]Sheol.

Psa 88:4

Psa 88:4I am reckoned among those who go down to the pit;
I have become like a man without strength,

Psa 88:5

Psa 88:5 [fn]Forsaken among the dead,
Like the slain who lie in the grave,
Whom You remember no more,
And they are cut off from Your hand.

Psa 88:6

Psa 88:6You have put me in the lowest pit,
In dark places, in the depths.

Psa 88:7

Psa 88:7Your wrath has rested upon me,
And You have afflicted me with all Your waves. [fn]Selah.

Psa 88:8

Psa 88:8You have removed my acquaintances far from me;
You have made me an [fn]object of loathing to them;
I am shut up and cannot go out.

Psa 88:9

Psa 88:9My eye has wasted away because of affliction;
I have called upon You every day, O LORD;
I have spread out my [fn]hands to You.

Psa 88:10

Psa 88:10Will You perform wonders for the dead?
Will the [fn]departed spirits rise and praise You? Selah.

Psa 88:11

Psa 88:11Will Your lovingkindness be declared in the grave,
Your faithfulness in [fn]Abaddon?

Psa 88:12

Psa 88:12Will Your wonders be made known in the darkness?
And Your [fn]righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?

Psa 88:13

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

Psa 88:14

Psa 88:14O LORD, why do You reject my soul?
Why do You hide Your face from me?

Psa 88:15

Psa 88:15I was afflicted and about to die from my youth on;
I suffer Your terrors; I am [fn]overcome.

Psa 88:16

Psa 88:16Your burning anger has passed over me;
Your terrors have [fn]destroyed me.

Psa 88:17

Psa 88:17They have surrounded me like water all day long;
They have encompassed me altogether.

Psa 88:18

Psa 88:18You have removed lover and friend far from me;
My acquaintances are in darkness.

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NASB95 Footnotes

(88:1)

Possibly, Contemplative, or Didactic, or Skillful Psalm

(88:1)

1 Kin 4:31; 1 Chr 2:6; Ps 89: title

(88:3)

Or, been satisfied with

(88:3)

I.e. the nether world

(88:5)

Literally: A freed one among the dead

(88:7)

Selah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude

(88:8)

Literally: abomination to them

(88:9)

Literally: palms

(88:10)

Or, ghosts, shades

(88:11)

I.e. place of destruction

(88:12)

I.e. faithfulness to His gracious promises

(88:15)

Or, embarrassed

(88:16)

Or, silenced

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