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Large-size scan — Psalmes (Psalms) Chapter 88. Also known as: THE BOOKE OF Psalmes. , Psalms, Pslm, Ps, Psalm, Psa, Psm, Pss,.

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CHAP. LXXXVIII.

A prayer contayning a grieuous complaint.

1 [A song or Psalme for the sonnes of Korah, to the chiefe Musician vpon Mahalath Leannoth, Maschil of Heman the Ezrahite.] O Lord God of my saluation, I haue cried day and night before thee.

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2 Let my prayer come before thee: incline thine eare vnto my cry.

3 For my soule is full of troubles: and my life draweth nigh vnto the graue.

4 I am counted with them that go downe into the pit: I am as a man that hath no strength.

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5 Free among the dead, like the slaine that lie in the graue, whom thou remembrest no more: and they are cut off from thy hand.5

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6 Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit: in darkenesse, in the deepes.

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7 Thy wrath lieth hard vpon me: and thou hast afflicted me with all thy waues. Selah.

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8 Thou hast put away mine acquaintance farre from mee: thou hast made me an abomination vnto them: I am shut vp, and I cannot come forth.

9 Mine eye mourneth by reason of affliction, Lord, I haue called daily vpon thee: I haue stretched out my hands vnto thee.

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10 Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shal the dead arise and praise thee? Selah.

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11 Shall thy louing kindnesse be declared in the graue? or thy faithfulnesse in destruction?

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12 Shall thy wonders be knowen in the darke? and thy righteousnesse in the land of forgetfulnesse?

13 But vnto thee haue I cried, O Lord, and in the morning shall my prayer preuent thee.

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14 Lord, why castest thou off my soule? why hidest thou thy face from me?

15 I am afflicted and ready to die, from my youth vp: while I suffer thy terrours, I am distracted.

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16 Thy fierce wrath goeth ouer me: thy terrours haue cut me off.

17 They came round about mee daily like water: they compassed mee about together.17

18 Louer and friend hast thou put farre from me: and mine acquaintance into darkenesse.

Original 1611 KJV Sidenote References for Psalms Chapter 88

5 Or, by thy hand.
17 Or, all the day.

* Some content courtesy of Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Pennsylvania

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