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88:1  O Jehovah, God of my salvation, I have wept before you day and night.
88:2  Now hear my prayers; oh, listen to my cry,
88:3  for my life is full of troubles, and death draws near.
88:4  They say my life is ebbing out—a hopeless case.
88:5  They have left me here to die, like those slain on battlefields from whom your mercies are removed.
88:6  You have thrust me down to the darkest depths.
88:7  Your wrath lies heavy on me; wave after wave engulfs me.
88:8  You have made my friends to loathe me, and they have gone away. I am in a trap with no way out.
88:9  My eyes grow dim with weeping. Each day I beg your help; O Lord, I reach my pleading hands to you for mercy.
88:10  Soon it will be too late! Of what use are your miracles when I am in the grave? How can I praise you then?
88:11  Can those in the grave declare your loving-kindness? Can they proclaim your faithfulness?
88:12  Can the darkness speak of your miracles? Can anyone in the Land of Forgetfulness talk about your help?
88:13  O Lord, I plead for my life and will keep on pleading day by day.
88:14  O Jehovah, why have you thrown my life away? Why are you turning your face from me and looking the other way?
88:15  From my youth I have been sickly and ready to die. I stand helpless before your terrors.
88:16  Your fierce wrath has overwhelmed me. Your terrors have cut me off.
88:17  They flow around me all day long.
88:18  Lover, friend, acquaintance—all are gone. There is only darkness everywhere.