My (A)eye has wasted away because of affliction;
I have (B)called upon You every day, O Lord;
I have (C)spread out my [a]hands to You.

10 Will You perform wonders for the dead?
Will (D)the [b]departed spirits rise and praise You? Selah.
11 Will Your lovingkindness be declared in the grave,
Your faithfulness in [c]Abaddon?
12 Will Your wonders be made known in the (E)darkness?
And Your [d]righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?

13 But I, O Lord, have cried out (F)to You for help,
And (G)in the morning my prayer comes before You.
14 O Lord, why (H)do You reject my soul?
Why do You (I)hide Your face from me?

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 88:9 Lit palms
  2. Psalm 88:10 Or ghosts, shades
  3. Psalm 88:11 I.e. place of destruction
  4. Psalm 88:12 I.e. faithfulness to His gracious promises