Psalms 88

Highlighted words differ from the WEB. Most differences are matters of wording, style or the age of the English, not of meaning; a few reflect different manuscripts.

WEB KJV

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WEBA Song. A Psalm by the sons of Korah. For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “The Suffering of Affliction.” A contemplation by Heman, the Ezrahite. Yahweh, the God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before you.
KJVA Song or Psalm for the sons of Korah, to the chief Musician upon Mahalath Leannoth, Maschil of Heman the Ezrahite. O LORD God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee:
2
WEBLet my prayer enter into your presence. Turn your ear to my cry.
KJVLet my prayer come before thee: incline thine ear unto my cry;
3
WEBFor my soul is full of troubles. My life draws near to Sheol.
KJVFor my soul is full of troubles: and my life draweth nigh unto the grave.
4
WEBI am counted among those who go down into the pit. I am like a man who has no help,
KJVI am counted with them that go down into the pit: I am as a man that hath no strength:
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WEBset apart among the dead, like the slain who lie in the grave, whom you remember no more. They are cut off from your hand.
KJVFree among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, whom thou rememberest no more: and they are cut off from thy hand.
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WEBYou have laid me in the lowest pit, in the darkest depths.
KJVThou hast laid me in the lowest pit, in darkness, in the deeps.
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WEBYour wrath lies heavily on me. You have afflicted me with all your waves. Selah.
KJVThy wrath lieth hard upon me, and thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves. Selah.
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WEBYou have taken my friends from me. You have made me an abomination to them. I am confined, and I can’t escape.
KJVThou hast put away mine acquaintance far from me; thou hast made me an abomination unto them: I am shut up, and I cannot come forth.
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WEBMy eyes are dim from grief. I have called on you daily, Yahweh. I have spread out my hands to you.
KJVMine eye mourneth by reason of affliction: LORD, I have called daily upon thee, I have stretched out my hands unto thee.
10
WEBDo you show wonders to the dead? Do the departed spirits rise up and praise you? Selah.
KJVWilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise and praise thee? Selah.
11
WEBIs your loving kindness declared in the grave? Or your faithfulness in Destruction?
KJVShall thy lovingkindness be declared in the grave? or thy faithfulness in destruction?
12
WEBAre your wonders made known in the dark? Or your righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?
KJVShall thy wonders be known in the dark? and thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?
13
WEBBut to you, Yahweh, I have cried. In the morning, my prayer comes before you.
KJVBut unto thee have I cried, O LORD; and in the morning shall my prayer prevent thee.
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WEBYahweh, why do you reject my soul? Why do you hide your face from me?
KJVLORD, why castest thou off my soul? why hidest thou thy face from me?
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WEBI am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up. While I suffer your terrors, I am distracted.
KJVI am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up: while I suffer thy terrors I am distracted.
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WEBYour fierce wrath has gone over me. Your terrors have cut me off.
KJVThy fierce wrath goeth over me; thy terrors have cut me off.
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WEBThey came around me like water all day long. They completely engulfed me.
KJVThey came round about me daily like water; they compassed me about together.
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WEBYou have put lover and friend far from me, and my friends into darkness.
KJVLover and friend hast thou put far from me, and mine acquaintance into darkness.

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