Berean Standard Bible

Psalms 88

A song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. For the choirmaster. According to Mahalath Leannoth.Mahalath Leannoth is probably a musical or liturgical term; see also Psalm 53:1. A MaskilMaskil is probably a musical or liturgical term; used for Psalms 32, 42, 44–45, 52–55, 74, 78, 88–89, and 142. of Heman the Ezrahite.

1O LORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of my salvationיְשׁוּעָתִ֑יye.shu.'a.TiH3444,dayיוֹם־yom-H3117and nightבַלַּ֣יְלָהva.Lay.lahH3915I cry outצָעַ֖קְתִּיtza.'Ak.tiH6817before Youנֶגְדֶּֽךָ׃neg.De.khaH5048.

2May my prayerתְּפִלָּתִ֑יte.fi.la.TiH8605comeתָּב֣וֹאta.Vo'H935before Youלְ֭פָנֶיךָLe.fa.nei.khaH6440;inclineהַטֵּֽה־ha.teh-H5186Your earאָ֝זְנְךָ֗'a.ze.ne.khaH241to my cryלְרִנָּתִֽי׃le.ri.na.TiH7440.

3Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588my soulנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315is fullשָֽׂבְעָ֣הsa.ve.'AhH7646of troublesבְרָע֣וֹתve.ra.'otH7451,and my lifeוְחַיַּ֗יve.chai.YaiH2416draws nearהִגִּֽיעוּ׃hi.Gi.'uH5060to Sheolלִשְׁא֥וֹלlish.'olH7585.

4I am countedנֶ֭חְשַׁבְתִּיNech.shav.tiH2803amongעִם־'im-H5973those descendingי֣וֹרְדֵיYor.deiH3381to the Pitב֑וֹרVorH953.I amהָ֝יִ֗יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961like a manכְּגֶ֣בֶרke.Ge.verH1397withoutאֵֽין־'ein-H369strengthאֱיָֽל׃'e.YalH353.

5I am forsakenחָ֫פְשִׁ֥יcha.fe.ShiH2670among the deadבַּמֵּתִ֗יםba.me.TimH4191,likeכְּמ֤וֹke.MoH3644the slainחֲלָלִ֨ים׀cha.la.LimH2491who lieשֹׁ֥כְבֵיSho.khe.veiH7901in the graveקֶ֗בֶרKe.verH6913,whomאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834Youלֹ֣אlo'H3808rememberזְכַרְתָּ֣םze.khar.TamH2142no moreע֑וֹדodH5750,whoוְ֝הֵ֗מָּהve.He.mahH1992are cut offנִגְזָֽרוּ׃nig.Za.ruH1504from Your careמִיָּדְךָ֥mi.ya.de.KhaH3027.

6You have laid meשַׁ֭תַּנִיSha.ta.niH7896in the lowestתַּחְתִּיּ֑וֹתtach.ti.YotH8482Pitבְּב֣וֹרbe.VorH953,in the darkestבְּ֝מַחֲשַׁכִּ֗יםbe.ma.cha.sha.KimH4285of the depthsבִּמְצֹלֽוֹת׃bim.tzo.LotH4688.

7Your wrathחֲמָתֶ֑ךָcha.ma.Te.khaH2534weighs heavilyסָמְכָ֣הsa.me.KhahH5564upon meעָ֭לַי'A.laiH5921;allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Your wavesמִ֝שְׁבָּרֶ֗יךָmish.ba.Rei.khaH4867have submergedעִנִּ֥יתָ'i.Ni.taH6031me.Selahסֶּֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542

8You have removedהִרְחַ֥קְתָּhir.Chak.taH7368my friendsמְיֻדָּעַ֗יme.yu.da.'AiH3045from meמִ֫מֶּ֥נִּיmi.Me.niH4480;You have made meשַׁתַּ֣נִיsha.Ta.niH7896repulsiveתוֹעֵב֣וֹתto.'e.VotH8441to them;I am confinedכָּ֝לֻ֗אka.Lu'H3607and cannotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808escapeאֵצֵֽא׃'e.Tze'H3318.

9My eyesעֵינִ֥י'ei.NiH5869grow dimדָאֲבָ֗הda.'a.VahH1669withH4480griefעֹ֥נִי'O.niH6040.I call to Youקְרָאתִ֣יךָke.ra.Ti.chaH7121dailyבְּכָל־ י֑וֹםbe.khol YomH3605 H3117,O LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068;I spread outשִׁטַּ֖חְתִּיshi.Tach.tiH7849my handsכַפָּֽי׃kha.PaiH3709to Youאֵלֶ֣יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413.

10Do You workתַּעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213wondersפֶּ֑לֶא אִם־Pe.le' 'im-H6382 H518for the deadהֲלַמֵּתִ֥יםha.la.me.TimH4191?Do departed spiritsרְ֝פָאִ֗יםre.fa.'ImH7496rise upיָק֤וּמוּ׀ya.Ku.muH6965to praise Youיוֹד֬וּךָyo.Du.khaH3034?Selahסֶּֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542

11Can Your loving devotionחַסְדֶּ֑ךָchas.De.khaH2617be proclaimedהַיְסֻפַּ֣רhay.su.ParH5608in the graveבַּקֶּ֣בֶרba.Ke.verH6913,Your faithfulnessאֱ֝מֽוּנָתְךָ֗'e.mu.na.te.khaH530in Abaddonבָּאֲבַדּֽוֹן׃ba.'a.va.DonH11?

12Will Your wondersפִּלְאֶ֑ךָpil.'E.khaH6382be knownהֲיִוָּדַ֣עha.yi.va.Da'H3045in the darknessבַּחֹ֣שֶׁךְba.Cho.shekhH2822,or Your righteousnessוְ֝צִדְקָתְךָ֗ve.tzid.ka.te.chaH6666in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of oblivionנְשִׁיָּֽה׃ne.shi.YahH5388?

13Butוַאֲנִ֤י׀va.'a.NiH589to Youאֵלֶ֣יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413,O LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,I cry for helpשִׁוַּ֑עְתִּיshi.Va'.tiH7768;in the morningוּ֝בַבֹּ֗קֶרu.va.Bo.kerH1242my prayerתְּֽפִלָּתִ֥יte.fi.la.TiH8605comes before Youתְקַדְּמֶֽךָּ׃te.ka.de.Me.kaH6923.

14Whyלָמָ֣הla.MahH4100,O LORDH3068,do You rejectתִּזְנַ֣חtiz.NachH2186meנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315?Why do You hideתַּסְתִּ֖ירtas.TirH5641Your faceפָּנֶ֣יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440from meמִמֶּֽנִּי׃mi.Me.niH4480?

15From my youthמִנֹּ֑עַרmi.No.'arH5290Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589wasafflictedעָ֘נִ֤י'a.NiH6041and near deathוְגֹוֵ֣עַve.goyE.a'H1478.I have borneנָשָׂ֖אתִיna.Sa.tiH5375Your terrorsאֵמֶ֣יךָ'e.Mei.khaH367;I am in despairאָפֽוּנָה׃'a.Fu.nahH6323.

16Your wrathחֲרוֹנֶ֑יךָcha.ro.Nei.khaH2740has sweptעָבְר֣וּ'a.ve.RuH5674over meעָ֭לַי'A.laiH5921;Your terrorsבִּ֝עוּתֶ֗יךָbi.'u.Tei.khaH1161have destroyed meצִמְּתוּתֻֽנִי׃tzi.me.tu.Tu.niH6789.

17Allכָּל־kol-H3605day longהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117they engulf meסַבּ֣וּנִיsa.Bu.niH5437like waterכַ֭מַּיִםKha.ma.yimH4325;they enclose meהִקִּ֖יפוּhi.Ki.fuH5362onH5921every sideיָֽחַד׃Ya.chadH3162.

18You have removedהִרְחַ֣קְתָּhir.Chak.taH7368myמִ֭מֶּנִּיMi.me.niH4480belovedאֹהֵ֣ב'o.HevH157and my friendוָרֵ֑עַva.Re.a'H7453;darknessמַחְשָֽׁךְ׃mach.ShakhH4285is my closest companionמְֽיֻדָּעַ֥יme.yu.da.'AiH3045.

Commentaries on Psalms 88