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Psalm 88:10-15
New American Bible (Revised Edition)

10     my eyes grow dim from trouble.

All day I call on you, Lord;
    I stretch out my hands to you.
11 [a]Do you work wonders for the dead?
    Do the shades arise and praise you?(A)
Selah

III

12 Is your mercy proclaimed in the grave,
    your faithfulness among those who have perished?[b]
13 Are your marvels declared in the darkness,
    your righteous deeds in the land of oblivion?

IV

14 But I cry out to you, Lord;
    in the morning my prayer comes before you.
15 Why do you reject my soul, Lord,
    and hide your face from me?

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Footnotes

  1. 88:11–13 The psalmist seeks to persuade God to act out of concern for divine honor: the shades give you no worship, so keep me alive to offer you praise.
  2. 88:12 Perished: lit., “Abaddon,” the deepest part of Sheol.
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