Psalm 88:1-18 Book# 3 of Psalms

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 [shouldn't] God avenge His Own elect, [a.k.a. 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, [a.k.a. life,] is full of troubles, & My life draws [near] to the grave. I am [included] with [those who] go down into the pit.

[Luke 22:40-44 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 And He was withdrawn from them about a stone's [throw,] & kneeled down, & prayed, saying, Father, if You [are] willing, remove this cup from Me, nevertheless, not My will, but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 all around] me. All Your billows & Your waves passed over me.]

You have put [My friends] far away from Me. [Psalm 41:9 [Yet, My] Own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, [who ate] of My bread, has lifted up his heel against Me.]

You [have] made Me an abomination to them. I am shut up, & I can't come [out.] [My] eye [mourns, because] of affliction. [*Mark 15:9-15 But Pilate answered them, saying, Will you [want] that I release to you the King of the Jews? For [Pilate] knew that the chief priests had delivered [Jesus, because of] envy. But the chief priests moved, [a.k.a. persuaded,] the people, that [Pilate] should [instead,] release Barabbas to them. And Pilate answered & said again to them, What will you [want] then, that I shall do to Him, Whom you call the King of the Jews? And they cried out again, Crucify Him. Then, Pilate said to them, Why, what evil [has] He done? And they cried out [even] exceedingly more, Crucify Him. And so, Pilate, willing to [satisfy] the people, released Barabbas to them, & delivered Jesus, [after Pilate] had Him scourged, to be crucified.]

Lord, I have called upon You daily, & I have stretched out My hands to You. [Psalm 18:6-7 In My distress, I called upon the Lord, & cried [out] to My God. Out of His temple, He heard My voice, & My [out] cry came before Him, even into His ears. Then, the earth shook & trembled. Also the foundations of the hills moved, & were shaken, because He was [angry.]

[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 [be known] in the land of forgetfulness? But I have cried [out] to You, O Lord. [Mark 15:33-34 *And when the 6th hour [had] come, there was darkness over the whole land, until the 9th hour. *And at the 9th hour, Jesus cried [out] with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? Which is being interpreted, My God, My God, why [have] You forsaken Me?]

Shall My prayer prevent You [from hearing] in the morning. [Matthew *27:57-60 When [evening had] come, a rich man of Arimathaea came there, named Joseph, who also, himself, was Jesus' disciple. He went to Pilate, & begged [for] the body of Jesus. Then, Pilate commanded the body to be delivered. And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, & laid it in his own new tomb, which he had [cut] out in the rock. And he rolled a [large] stone, [a.k.a. bolder,] to the door of the [tomb,] & departed.]

Lord, why [do] You cast off My [life?] Why [do] You hide Your face from Me? [Isaiah 54:7-8 For a [little] moment, I have [abandoned] You. But I will gather You with great mercies. I hid My face from You for a moment, in a little [anger,] but I will have mercy on You, with everlasting kindness, [says] the Lord Your Redeemer.]

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 might be saved through Him.]

Your fierce [anger floods] over Me; & Your terrors have cut Me off. They came & [encircled around] Me daily, like water. They [totally surrounded] Me. [Psalm 18:4-5 The sorrows of death [surrounded] Me, & the floods of ungodly men made Me afraid. The sorrows of hell [surrounded around] Me, & the snares of death prevented Me.]

You [have] put [those whom I] [love,] & [friends] far from Me, & [My acquaintances,] into darkness. [Isaiah 53:2-6 For He shall grow up before Him [like] a tender plant, & [like] a root out of dry ground. He [has] no [pleasant] form, [a.k.a. Image,] nor [attractiveness. And when we shall see Him, there is no beauty that we should desire Him. *He is despised & rejected [by] men. A man of sorrows, & acquainted with grief. And we hid [like] it were our faces from Him. He was despised, & we [didn't hold] Him [in high regard.] Surely, He has borne our griefs, & carried our sorrows. [Still,] we [didn't] [respect] Him [suffering,] struck, & afflicted [by] God. *But He was wounded for our [sins,] & He was bruised for our iniquities. The chastisement [for] our peace was upon Him, & we are healed with His stripes. *All we, like sheep, have gone astray. We have everyone turned to his own [ways,] & the Lord [has] laid on Him, the [sin] of us all.]