A Song or Psalm for the sons of Korah, to the chief Musician upon Mahalath Leannoth, Maschil [a.k.a Maskil] of Heman, the Ezrahite. |
Psalm 88:1-18 Book# 3 of Psalms [in Smaller Chunks] |
O Lord God of my Salvation, I have cried [out] day & night before You. [Luke 18:6-7 And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge says. And shall God not avenge His Own [chosen, who] cry [out] day & night to Him, though He [puts up] with them?] |
[Lean] Your ear to my [out] cry & let my prayer come before You; for my soul is full of troubles & my life draws [near] to the grave. I am [included] with [those who] go down into the pit. |
[Luke 22:41-44 And when He was at the place, He said to them, Pray that you [don't] enter into temptation. And he was withdrawn from them about a stone's [throw] & kneeled down & prayed, saying, Father, if You [are] willing, remove this cup from Me, nevertheless, not My will, but Yours, be done. And there appeared an Angel to Him from heaven, strengthening Him. and being in agony, He prayed more earnestly & His sweat was [like] it were [large] drops of blood falling down to the ground.] |
I am [like] a man [who] has no strength. Free, among the dead, like [those killed who] lie in the grave, whom You no [longer] remember & they are cut off from Your hand. You have laid me in the lowest pit, in the [deepest] darkness. Your wrath lies hard upon me & You have afflicted me with all Your waves. Selah. |
[Jonah 2:3 For You have cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas & the [flood waters surrounded around] me. All Your billows & Your waves passed over me.] |
You have put [My friends] far away from Me. You have made Me an abomination to them. I am shut up & I can't come [out.] [My] eye mourns, [because] of affliction. |
[Psalm 41:9 [Yet, My] Own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, [who ate] of My bread, has lifted up his heel against Me.] |
Lord, I have called daily upon You & I have stretched out my hands to You. Will You [proclaim] wonders to the dead? Shall the dead arise & praise You? Selah. Shall Your loving kindness be declared in the grave? Or Your faithfulness in destruction? |
Shall Your wonders be known in the dark? And Your righteousness in the land of [indifference?] But I have cried [out] to You, O Lord. Shall my prayer prevent You [from hearing,] in the morning. |
Lord, why [do] You cast off my [life?] Why [do] You hide Your face from me? From my youth up, I am afflicted & ready to die. I am distracted, while I suffer Your terrors. |
[John 3:16-17 For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, [so] that [whoever] believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God [didn't send] His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.] |
Your fierce [anger floods] over Me & Your terrors have cut Me off. They came & [encircled] Me daily, like water. They [totally surrounded] Me. You have put lover & friend far from Me & [My] acquaintance into darkness. |
[Isaiah 53:5-7 But He was wounded for our [sins] & He was bruised for our iniquities. The chastisement [for] our peace was upon Him & with His stripes, we are healed. All we, like sheep, have gone astray. We have turned everyone to his own way & the Lord has laid on Him, the [sin] of us all. |
He was oppressed & He was afflicted. Yet He [didn't] open His mouth. He is brought [like] a lamb to the slaughter & [like] a sheep before the shearers is [mute,] so He [didn't] open His mouth.] |