Psalms 88 (NET)

Psalms 88:1¹O Lord God who delivers me, by day I cry out and at night I pray before you.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Psalms 88:2²Listen to my prayer. Pay attention to my cry for help.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Psalms 88:3³For my life is filled with troubles, and I am ready to enter Sheol.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Psalms 88:4⁴They treat me like those who descend into the grave. I am like a helpless man,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Psalms 88:5⁵adrift among the dead, like corpses lying in the grave, whom you remember no more, and who are cut off from your power.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Psalms 88:6⁶You place me in the lowest regions of the Pit, in the dark places, in the watery depths.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Psalms 88:7⁷Your anger bears down on me, and you overwhelm me with all your waves. (Selah)Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Psalms 88:8⁸You cause those who know me to keep their distance; you make me an appalling sight to them. I am trapped and cannot get free.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Psalms 88:9⁹My eyes grow weak because of oppression. I call out to you, O Lord, all day long; I spread out my hands in prayer to you.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Psalms 88:10¹⁰Do you accomplish amazing things for the dead? Do the departed spirits rise up and give you thanks? (Selah)Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Psalms 88:11¹¹Is your loyal love proclaimed in the grave, or your faithfulness in the place of the dead?Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Psalms 88:12¹²Are your amazing deeds experienced in the dark region, or your deliverance in the land of oblivion?Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Psalms 88:13¹³As for me, I cry out to you, O Lord; in the morning my prayer confronts you.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Psalms 88:14¹⁴O Lord, why do you reject me, and pay no attention to me?Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Psalms 88:15¹⁵I am oppressed and have been on the verge of death since my youth. I have been subjected to your horrors and am numb with pain.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Psalms 88:16¹⁶Your anger overwhelms me; your terrors destroy me.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Psalms 88:17¹⁷They surround me like water all day long; they join forces and encircle me.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Psalms 88:18¹⁸You cause my friends and neighbors to keep their distance; those who know me leave me alone in the darkness.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s