10 Who among you fears the Lord
    and obeys (A)the voice of his servant?
(B)Let him who walks in darkness
    and has no light
trust in the name of the Lord
    and rely on his God.

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10 Who among you fears(A) the Lord
    and obeys(B) the word of his servant?(C)
Let the one who walks in the dark,
    who has no light,(D)
trust(E) in the name of the Lord
    and rely on their God.

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I Cry Out Day and Night Before You

A Song. A Psalm of (A)the Sons of Korah. To the choirmaster: according to (B)Mahalath Leannoth. A Maskil[a] of (C)Heman the Ezrahite.

88 O Lord, (D)God of my salvation,
    I (E)cry out day and night before you.
Let my prayer come before you;
    (F)incline your ear to my cry!

For my soul is full of troubles,
    and (G)my life draws near to (H)Sheol.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 88:1 Probably musical or liturgical terms

Psalm 88[a]

A song. A psalm of the Sons of Korah. For the director of music. According to mahalath leannoth.[b] A maskil[c] of Heman the Ezrahite.

Lord, you are the God who saves me;(A)
    day and night I cry out(B) to you.
May my prayer come before you;
    turn your ear to my cry.

I am overwhelmed with troubles(C)
    and my life draws near to death.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 88:1 In Hebrew texts 88:1-18 is numbered 88:2-19.
  2. Psalm 88:1 Title: Possibly a tune, “The Suffering of Affliction”
  3. Psalm 88:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term

You have put me in (A)the depths of the pit,
    in the (B)regions dark and (C)deep.
Your wrath (D)lies heavy upon me,
    and you overwhelm me with (E)all your waves. Selah

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You have put me in the lowest pit,
    in the darkest depths.(A)
Your wrath(B) lies heavily on me;
    you have overwhelmed me with all your waves.[a](C)

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  1. Psalm 88:7 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 10.

    (A)my eye grows dim through sorrow.
Every day I call upon you, O Lord;
    I (B)spread out my hands to you.
10 Do you work wonders for the dead?
    (C)Do the departed rise up to praise you? Selah

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    my eyes(A) are dim with grief.

I call(B) to you, Lord, every day;
    I spread out my hands(C) to you.
10 Do you show your wonders to the dead?
    Do their spirits rise up and praise you?(D)

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13 But I, O Lord, cry (A)to you;
    (B)in the morning my prayer comes before you.
14 O Lord, why (C)do you cast my soul away?
    Why (D)do you hide your face from me?
15 Afflicted and close to death from my youth up,
    I suffer your terrors; I am helpless.[a]

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  1. Psalm 88:15 The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain

13 But I cry to you for help,(A) Lord;
    in the morning(B) my prayer comes before you.(C)
14 Why, Lord, do you reject(D) me
    and hide your face(E) from me?

15 From my youth(F) I have suffered(G) and been close to death;
    I have borne your terrors(H) and am in despair.(I)

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