New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 88:1-7

1O Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of my salvationיְשׁוּעָתִ֑יye.shu.'a.TiH3444, I havecriedצָעַ֖קְתִּיtza.'Ak.tiH6817out by dayיוֹם־yom-H3117and in the nightבַלַּ֣יְלָהva.Lay.lahH3915beforeנֶגְדֶּֽךָ׃neg.De.khaH5048You.

2Let my prayerתְּפִלָּתִ֑יte.fi.la.TiH8605comeתָּב֣וֹאta.Vo'H935beforeלְ֭פָנֶיךָLe.fa.nei.khaH6440You;Inclineהַטֵּֽה־ha.teh-H5186Your earאָ֝זְנְךָ֗'a.ze.ne.khaH241to my cryלְרִנָּתִֽי׃le.ri.na.TiH7440!

3For mysoulנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315hashadH7646enoughH7646troublesH7463, Andmy lifeH2425has drawnH5060nearH5060toSheolלִשְׁא֥וֹלlish.'olH7585.

4I am reckonedנֶ֭חְשַׁבְתִּיNech.shav.tiH2803amongעִם־'im-H5973those whogoי֣וֹרְדֵיYor.deiH3381downH3381to the pitב֑וֹרVorH953;I haveH1961becomeH1961like a manכְּגֶ֣בֶרke.Ge.verH1397withoutאֵֽין־'ein-H369strengthאֱיָֽל׃'e.YalH353,

5Forsakenחָ֫פְשִׁ֥יcha.fe.ShiH2670among the deadבַּמֵּתִ֗יםba.me.TimH4191,Likeכְּמ֤וֹke.MoH3644the slainחֲלָלִ֨ים׀cha.la.LimH2491who lieשֹׁ֥כְבֵיSho.khe.veiH7901in the graveקֶ֗בֶרKe.verH6913,Whomאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834You rememberזְכַרְתָּ֣םze.khar.TamH2142noלֹ֣אlo'H3808moreע֑וֹדodH5750, And they arecutנִגְזָֽרוּ׃nig.Za.ruH1504offH1504from Your handמִיָּדְךָ֥mi.ya.de.KhaH3027.

6You have putשַׁ֭תַּנִיSha.ta.niH7896me inthe lowestתַּחְתִּיּ֑וֹתtach.ti.YotH8482pitבְּב֣וֹרbe.VorH953, Indarkבְּ֝מַחֲשַׁכִּ֗יםbe.ma.cha.sha.KimH4285placesH4285, in thedepthsבִּמְצֹלֽוֹת׃bim.tzo.LotH4688.

7Your wrathחֲמָתֶ֑ךָcha.ma.Te.khaH2534has restedסָמְכָ֣הsa.me.KhahH5564upon me,And You have afflictedעִנִּ֥יתָ'i.Ni.taH6031me withallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Your wavesמִ֝שְׁבָּרֶ֗יךָmish.ba.Rei.khaH4867.Selahסֶּֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.

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