Psalm 88:1

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A Sad Complaint

A song. A psalm of the sons of Korah [^Cdescendants of Kohath, son of Levi, who served as temple musicians; 1 Chr. 6:22]. For the director of music. By the ·mahalath [^Cperhaps “sickness”; Ps. 53] ·leannoth [^Cperhaps related to a word for “affliction” or a word for “chant”]. A ·maskil [skillful psalm; meditation] of Heman the Ezrahite [^Cperhaps a wise man (1 Kin. 4:31) or a Levitical singer (1 Chr. 6:16, 33, 39, 43–44; 15:17, 19)].