Psalms 88:3-13

3 So many troubles have fallen on me that I am close to death.
4 I am like all others who are about to die; all my strength is gone.
5 I am abandoned among the dead; I am like the slain lying in their graves, those you have forgotten completely, who are beyond your help.
6 You have thrown me into the depths of the tomb, into the darkest and deepest pit.
7 Your anger lies heavy on me, and I am crushed beneath its waves.
8 You have caused my friends to abandon me; you have made me repulsive to them. I am closed in and cannot escape;
9 my eyes are weak from suffering. Lord, every day I call to you and lift my hands to you in prayer.
10 Do you perform miracles for the dead? Do they rise up and praise you?
11 Is your constant love spoken of in the grave or your faithfulness in the place of destruction?
12 Are your miracles seen in that place of darkness or your goodness in the land of the forgotten?
13 Lord, I call to you for help; every morning I pray to you.

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. all my strength is gone; [or] there is no help for me.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.