Compare: Psalm 88

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A song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. For the choirmaster. According to Mahalath Leannoth. A Maskil of Heman the Ezrahite. O LORD, the God of my salvation, day and night I cry out before You.

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May my prayer come before You; incline Your ear to my cry.

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For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol.

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I am counted among those descending to the Pit. I am like a man without strength.

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I am forsaken among the dead, like the slain who lie in the grave, whom You remember no more, who are cut off from Your care.

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You have laid me in the lowest Pit, in the darkest of the depths.

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Your wrath weighs heavily upon me; all Your waves have submerged me. Selah

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You have removed my friends from me; You have made me repulsive to them; I am confined and cannot escape.

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My eyes grow dim with grief. I call to You daily, O LORD; I spread out my hands to You.

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Do You work wonders for the dead? Do departed spirits rise up to praise You? Selah

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Can Your loving devotion be proclaimed in the grave, Your faithfulness in Abaddon ?

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Will Your wonders be known in the darkness, or Your righteousness in the land of oblivion?

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But to You, O LORD, I cry for help; in the morning my prayer comes before You.

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Why, O LORD, do You reject me? Why do You hide Your face from me?

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From my youth I was afflicted and near death. I have borne Your terrors; I am in despair.

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Your wrath has swept over me; Your terrors have destroyed me.

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All day long they engulf me like water; they enclose me on every side.

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You have removed my beloved and my friend; darkness is my closest companion.