Ps 88

AA 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: (MT 88:2; LXX 87:1; LXX 87:2; Rahlfs 87:1; Rahlfs 87:2) שִׁ֥יר מִזְמ֗וֹר לִבְנֵ֫י קֹ֥רַח לַמְנַצֵּ֣חַ עַל־מָחֲלַ֣ת לְעַנּ֑וֹת מַ֝שְׂכִּ֗יל לְהֵימָ֥ן הָאֶזְרָחִֽי׃ 2Let my prayer come before thee: incline thine ear unto my cry; (MT 88:3; LXX 87:3; Rahlfs 87:3) יְ֭הוָה אֱלֹהֵ֣י יְשׁוּעָתִ֑י יוֹם־צָעַ֖קְתִּי בַלַּ֣יְלָה נֶגְדֶּֽךָ׃ 3For my soul is full of troubles: and my life draweth nigh unto the grave. (MT 88:4; LXX 87:4; Rahlfs 87:4) תָּב֣וֹא לְ֭פָנֶיךָ תְּפִלָּתִ֑י הַטֵּֽה־אָ֝זְנְךָ֗ לְרִנָּתִֽי׃ 4I am counted with them that go down into the pit: I am as a man that hath no strength: (MT 88:5; LXX 87:5; Rahlfs 87:5) כִּֽי־שָֽׂבְעָ֣ה בְרָע֣וֹת נַפְשִׁ֑י וְחַיַּ֗י לִשְׁא֥וֹל הִגִּֽיעוּ׃ 5Free among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, whom thou rememberest no more: and they are cut off from thy hand. (MT 88:6; LXX 87:6; Rahlfs 87:6) נֶ֭חְשַׁבְתִּי עִם־י֣וֹרְדֵי ב֑וֹר הָ֝יִ֗יתִי כְּגֶ֣בֶר אֵֽין־אֱיָֽל׃ 6Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, in darkness, in the deeps. (MT 88:7; LXX 87:7; Rahlfs 87:7) בַּמֵּתִ֗ים חָ֫פְשִׁ֥י כְּמ֤וֹ חֲלָלִ֨ים ׀ שֹׁ֥כְבֵי קֶ֗בֶר אֲשֶׁ֤ר לֹ֣א זְכַרְתָּ֣ם ע֑וֹד וְ֝הֵ֗מָּה מִיָּדְךָ֥ נִגְזָֽרוּ׃ 7Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, and thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves. Selah. (MT 88:8; LXX 87:8; Rahlfs 87:8) שַׁ֭תַּנִי בְּב֣וֹר תַּחְתִּיּ֑וֹת בְּ֝מַחֲשַׁכִּ֗ים בִּמְצֹלֽוֹת׃ 8Thou 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. (MT 88:9; LXX 87:9; Rahlfs 87:9) עָ֭לַי סָמְכָ֣ה חֲמָתֶ֑ךָ וְכָל־מִ֝שְׁבָּרֶ֗יךָ עִנִּ֥יתָ סֶּֽלָה׃ 9Mine eye mourneth by reason of affliction: Lord, I have called daily upon thee, I have stretched out my hands unto thee. (MT 88:10; LXX 87:10; Rahlfs 87:10) הִרְחַ֥קְתָּ מְיֻדָּעַ֗י מִ֫מֶּ֥נִּי שַׁתַּ֣נִי תוֹעֵב֣וֹת לָ֑מוֹ כָּ֝לֻ֗א וְלֹ֣א אֵצֵֽא׃ 10Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise and praise thee? Selah. (MT 88:11; LXX 87:11; Rahlfs 87:11) עֵינִ֥י דָאֲבָ֗ה מִנִּ֫י עֹ֥נִי קְרָאתִ֣יךָ יְהוָ֣ה בְּכָל־י֑וֹם שִׁטַּ֖חְתִּי אֵלֶ֣יךָ כַפָּֽי׃ 11Shall thy lovingkindness be declared in the grave? or thy faithfulness in destruction? (MT 88:12; LXX 87:12; Rahlfs 87:12) הֲלַמֵּתִ֥ים תַּעֲשֶׂה־פֶּ֑לֶא אִם־רְ֝פָאִ֗ים יָק֤וּמוּ ׀ יוֹד֬וּךָ סֶּֽלָה׃ 12Shall thy wonders be known in the dark? and thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness? (MT 88:13; LXX 87:13; Rahlfs 87:13) הַיְסֻפַּ֣ר בַּקֶּ֣בֶר חַסְדֶּ֑ךָ אֱ֝מֽוּנָתְךָ֗ בָּאֲבַדּֽוֹן׃ 13But unto thee have I cried, O Lord; and in the morning shall my prayer prevent thee. (MT 88:14; LXX 87:14; Rahlfs 87:14) הֲיִוָּדַ֣ע בַּחֹ֣שֶׁךְ פִּלְאֶ֑ךָ וְ֝צִדְקָתְךָ֗ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ נְשִׁיָּֽה׃ 14Lord, why castest thou off my soul? why hidest thou thy face from me? (MT 88:15; LXX 87:15; Rahlfs 87:15) וַאֲנִ֤י ׀ אֵלֶ֣יךָ יְהוָ֣ה שִׁוַּ֑עְתִּי וּ֝בַבֹּ֗קֶר תְּֽפִלָּתִ֥י תְקַדְּמֶֽךָּ׃ 15I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up: while I suffer thy terrors I am distracted. (MT 88:16; LXX 87:16; Rahlfs 87:16) לָמָ֣ה יְ֭הוָה תִּזְנַ֣ח נַפְשִׁ֑י תַּסְתִּ֖יר פָּנֶ֣יךָ מִמֶּֽנִּי׃ 16Thy fierce wrath goeth over me; thy terrors have cut me off. (MT 88:17; LXX 87:17; Rahlfs 87:17) עָ֘נִ֤י אֲנִ֣י וְגֹוֵ֣עַ מִנֹּ֑עַר נָשָׂ֖אתִי אֵמֶ֣יךָ אָפֽוּנָה׃ 17They came round about me daily like water; they compassed me about together. (MT 88:18; LXX 87:18; Rahlfs 87:18) עָ֭לַי עָבְר֣וּ חֲרוֹנֶ֑יךָ בִּ֝עוּתֶ֗יךָ צִמְּתוּתֻֽנִי׃ 18Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, and mine acquaintance into darkness. (MT 88:19; LXX 87:19; Rahlfs 87:19) סַבּ֣וּנִי כַ֭מַּיִם כָּל־הַיּ֑וֹם הִקִּ֖יפוּ עָלַ֣י יָֽחַד׃