Verse 2
Psalms 88:2
World Messianic Bible
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Let my prayer enter into your presence.
Turn your ear to my cry.
Original Language Text
hebrew
יְ֭הוָה אֱלֹהֵ֣י יְשׁוּעָתִ֑/י יוֹם צָעַ֖קְתִּי בַ/לַּ֣יְלָה נֶגְדֶּֽ/ךָ
English Translation
Lord, my God, I called out to you for salvation; I cried out at night before you.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 88 Context
1
Yahweh, the God (Elohim) of my salvation,
I have cried day and night before you.
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Let my prayer enter into your presence.
Turn your ear to my cry.
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For my soul is full of troubles.
My life draws near to Sheol.
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I am counted among those who go down into the pit.
I am like a man who has no help,
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set apart among the dead,
like the slain who lie in the grave,
whom you remember no more.
They are c...
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You have laid me in the lowest pit,
in the darkest depths.
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Your wrath lies heavily on me.
You have afflicted me with all your waves.
Selah.
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You have taken my friends from me.
You have made me an abomination to them.
I am confined, and I can...
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9
My eyes are dim from grief.
I have called on you daily, Yahweh.
I have spread out my hands to you.
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10
Do you show wonders to the dead?
Do the departed spirits rise up and praise you?
Selah.
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Is your loving kindness declared in the grave?
Or your faithfulness in Destruction?
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12
Are your wonders made known in the dark?
Or your righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?
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13
But to you, Yahweh, I have cried.
In the morning, my prayer comes before you.
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14
Yahweh, why do you reject my soul?
Why do you hide your face from me?
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15
I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up.
While I suffer your terrors, I am distracted.
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16
Your fierce wrath has gone over me.
Your terrors have cut me off.
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17
They came around me like water all day long.
They completely engulfed me.
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You have put lover and friend far from me,
and my friends into darkness.
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