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Psalms Chapter 88

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Psalms

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The psalmist mourns the loss of his beloved and the impending doom that follows his sin, expressing deep sorrow and questioning God’s justice. He cries out for mercy, acknowledging his own unworthiness while still trusting in God’s righteousness. The chapter ends with a plea for deliverance and a reminder of God’s enduring love.

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(1) A Song or Psalm for the sons of Korah, to the chief Musician upon Mahalath Leannoth, Maschil of Heman the Ezrahite. O LORD God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee:
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Psalms 53:1I Kings 4:31I Chronicles 2:6Psalms 27:1Psalms 27:9Psalms 51:14Psalms 62:7Psalms 65:5Psalms 68:19Psalms 79:9Psalms 140:7Genesis 49:18

Related verses (shared words)

Psalms 53:1Psalms 45:1Psalms 77:1Psalms 42:1Psalms 44:1Psalms 46:1

(2) Let my prayer come before thee: incline thine ear unto my cry;
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Psalms 79:11Psalms 141:1Psalms 141:2I Kings 8:31Lamentations 3:8

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Psalms 17:1I Kings 8:28II Chronicles 6:19Psalms 39:12Psalms 102:1Psalms 141:1

(3) For my soul is full of troubles: and my life draweth nigh unto the grave.
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Psalms 88:14Psalms 88:15Psalms 22:11Psalms 22:12Psalms 22:13Psalms 22:14Psalms 22:15Psalms 22:16Psalms 22:17Psalms 22:18Psalms 22:19Psalms 22:20

(4) I am counted with them that go down into the pit: I am as a man that hath no strength:
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Psalms 28:1Psalms 30:9Psalms 143:7Job 17:1Isaiah 38:17Isaiah 38:18Ezekiel 26:20Jonah 2:6II Corinthians 1:9Psalms 31:12Psalms 109:22Psalms 109:23

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Revelation 9:2

(5) Free among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, whom thou rememberest no more: and they are cut off from thy hand.
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Isaiah 14:9Isaiah 14:10Isaiah 14:11Isaiah 14:12Isaiah 38:10Isaiah 38:11Isaiah 38:12Ezekiel 32:18Ezekiel 32:19Ezekiel 32:20Ezekiel 32:21Ezekiel 32:22

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Ezekiel 32:25Ezekiel 32:30

(6) Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, in darkness, in the deeps.
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Psalms 40:2Psalms 86:13Deuteronomy 32:22Psalms 143:3Proverbs 4:19Lamentations 3:2John 12:46Jude 1:6Jude 1:13Psalms 69:15Psalms 130:1

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Job 10:22Matthew 6:23I John 2:11Revelation 9:2

(7) Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, and thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves. Selah.
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Psalms 38:1Psalms 90:7Psalms 102:10Job 6:4Job 10:16John 3:36Romans 2:5Romans 2:6Romans 2:7Romans 2:8Romans 2:9I Peter 2:24

(8) Thou hast put away mine acquaintance far from me; thou hast made me an abomination unto them: I am shut up, and I cannot come forth.
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Psalms 88:18Psalms 31:11Psalms 143:4I Samuel 23:18I Samuel 23:19I Samuel 23:20Job 19:13Job 19:14Job 19:15Job 19:16Job 19:17Job 19:18

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Isaiah 44:18II Kings 23:13

(9) Mine eye mourneth by reason of affliction: LORD, I have called daily upon thee, I have stretched out my hands unto thee.
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Psalms 38:10Psalms 42:3Psalms 102:9Job 16:20Job 17:7Lamentations 3:48Lamentations 3:49John 11:35Psalms 88:1Psalms 55:17Psalms 86:3Psalms 44:20

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Luke 6:42Deuteronomy 19:21Luke 11:34

(10) Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise and praise thee? Selah.
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Psalms 6:5Psalms 30:9Psalms 115:17Psalms 118:17Isaiah 38:18Isaiah 38:19Mark 5:35Mark 5:36Job 14:7Job 14:8Job 14:9Job 14:10

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II Samuel 22:26II Samuel 22:27Psalms 18:25Psalms 18:26II Kings 8:12Ezekiel 22:2

(11) Shall thy lovingkindness be declared in the grave? or thy faithfulness in destruction?
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Psalms 55:23Psalms 73:18Job 21:30Job 26:6Proverbs 15:11Matthew 7:13Romans 9:22II Peter 2:1

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Hosea 13:14Psalms 40:10

(12) Shall thy wonders be known in the dark? and thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?
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Psalms 143:3Job 10:21Job 10:22Isaiah 8:22Matthew 8:12Jude 1:13Jude 1:5Ecclesiastes 2:16Ecclesiastes 8:10Ecclesiastes 9:5

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Romans 9:30Romans 10:3

(13) But unto thee have I cried, O LORD; and in the morning shall my prayer prevent thee.
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Psalms 5:3Psalms 119:147Psalms 119:148Mark 1:35

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Psalms 5:3

(14) LORD, why castest thou off my soul? why hidest thou thy face from me?
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Psalms 43:2Psalms 77:7Psalms 77:8Psalms 77:9Matthew 27:46Psalms 13:1Psalms 44:24Psalms 69:17Job 13:24

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I Samuel 1:8Psalms 10:1Genesis 4:6Judges 5:28I Samuel 19:17I Chronicles 21:3

(15) I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up: while I suffer thy terrors I am distracted.
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Psalms 73:14Job 17:1Job 17:11Job 17:12Job 17:13Job 17:14Job 17:15Job 17:16Isaiah 53:3Psalms 22:14Psalms 22:15Job 6:4

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II Kings 7:4II Chronicles 25:4Romans 14:8

(16) Thy fierce wrath goeth over me; thy terrors have cut me off.
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Psalms 38:1Psalms 38:2Psalms 89:46Psalms 90:7Psalms 90:11Psalms 102:10Isaiah 53:4Isaiah 53:5Isaiah 53:6Romans 8:32Galatians 3:13Revelation 6:17

(17) They came round about me daily like water; they compassed me about together.
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Psalms 22:16Psalms 42:7Psalms 69:1Psalms 69:2Psalms 116:3Job 16:12Job 16:13Job 30:14Job 30:15Lamentations 3:5Lamentations 3:6Lamentations 3:7

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I Kings 6:5Ezekiel 46:23

(18) Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, and mine acquaintance into darkness.
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Psalms 88:8Psalms 31:11Psalms 38:11Job 19:12Job 19:13Job 19:14Job 19:15

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Job 10:22Matthew 6:23I John 2:11Proverbs 27:10

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