Psalms 88:1-7

1O Lord, God of my salvation, I cry out to you by day. I come to you at night.

2Now hear my prayer; listen to my cry.

3For my life is full of troubles, and death draws near.

4I am as good as dead, like a strong man with no strength left.

5They have left me among the dead, and I lie like a corpse in a grave. I am forgotten, cut off from your care.

6You have thrown me into the lowest pit, into the darkest depths.

7Your anger weighs me down; with wave after wave you have engulfed me. Interlude