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Psalms 88 (GN)

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¹ LORD God, my savior, I cry out all day, and at night I come before you. ² Hear my prayer; listen to my cry for help! 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. ¹⁴ Why do you reject me, LORD? Why do you turn away from me? ¹⁵ Ever since I was young, I have suffered and been near death; I am worn out from the burden of your punishments. ¹⁶ Your furious anger crushes me; your terrible attacks destroy me. ¹⁷ All day long they surround me like a flood; they close in on me from every side. ¹⁸ You have made even my closest friends abandon me, and darkness is my only companion.