1Ein Lied. Ein Psalm. Von den Söhnen Korachs. Dem Chorleiter. Nach Machalath zu singen. Ein Maskil[1]. Von Heman, dem Esrachiter. (1Kön 5,11; Ps 42,1; Ps 53,1)2HERR, Gott meiner Rettung! Des Tages habe ich geschrien und des Nachts vor dir. (Ps 22,3; Ps 86,3; Ps 119,147; Lk 18,7)3Es komme vor dich mein Gebet! Neige dein Ohr zu meinem Schreien! (Ps 17,1)4Denn satt ist meine Seele vom Leiden, und mein Leben ist nahe dem Scheol. (Kla 3,15; Mt 26,38)5Ich bin gerechnet zu denen, die in die Grube hinabfahren. Ich bin wie ein Mann, der keine Kraft hat, (Ps 28,1)6unter die Toten hingestreckt, wie Erschlagene, die im Grab liegen, derer du nicht mehr gedenkst. Denn sie sind von deiner Hand[2] abgeschnitten.7Du hast mich in die tiefste Grube gelegt, in Finsternisse, in Tiefen. (Ps 69,3; Jon 2,4)8Auf mir liegt schwer dein Zorn, und mit allen deinen Wellen hast du mich niedergedrückt. // (Ps 42,8)9Meine Bekannten[3] hast du von mir entfernt, hast mich ihnen zum Abscheu gemacht. Ich bin eingeschlossen und kann nicht herauskommen. (Ps 38,12; Kla 3,7; Mt 26,56)10Mein Auge verschmachtet vor Elend. Zu dir rufe ich, HERR, den ganzen Tag. Ich strecke meine Hände aus zu dir. (Ps 86,3; Ps 143,6)11Wirst du an den Toten Wunder tun? Oder werden die Gestorbenen aufstehen, dich preisen? // (Ps 6,6; Jes 26,19)12Wird von deiner Gnade erzählt werden im Grab, im Abgrund von deiner Treue?13Werden in der Finsternis bekannt werden deine Wunder, und deine Gerechtigkeit im Land des Vergessens? (Hi 10,21; Pred 9,5)14Ich aber, HERR, schreie zu dir, und am Morgen möge dir mein Gebet begegnen. (Ps 5,4)15Warum, HERR, verwirfst du meine Seele, verbirgst du dein Angesicht vor mir? (Ps 43,2; Ps 44,25)16Elend bin ich und todkrank von Jugend auf. Ich trage deine Schrecken, bin verwirrt[4]. (Hi 30,15; Ps 119,120)17Deine Zorngluten sind über mich hingegangen, deine Schrecknisse haben mich vernichtet[5].18Sie umgeben mich wie Wasser den ganzen Tag, sie umringen mich allesamt. (Ps 118,10)19Du hast mir entfremdet Freund und Nachbarn. Meine Bekannten sind Finsternis. (Ps 38,12; Mt 26,56)
1A Song. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah. To the choirmaster: according to Mahalath Leannoth. A Maskil[1] of Heman the Ezrahite. O Lord, God of my salvation, I cry out day and night before you. (1Kön 4,31; 1Chr 2,6; Ps 22,2; Ps 24,5; Ps 42,1; Ps 53,1; Lk 18,7)2Let my prayer come before you; incline your ear to my cry! (Ps 31,2)3For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol. (Ps 16,10; Ps 107,18)4I am counted among those who go down to the pit; I am a man who has no strength, (Ps 28,1)5like one set loose among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, like those whom you remember no more, for they are cut off from your hand. (Ps 31,12; Jes 53,8)6You have put me in the depths of the pit, in the regions dark and deep. (Ps 63,9; Ps 69,15; Ps 88,12; Ps 88,18; Ps 143,3; Kla 3,6)7Your wrath lies heavy upon me, and you overwhelm me with all your waves. (Ps 32,4; Ps 42,7)8You have caused my companions to shun me; you have made me a horror[2] to them. I am shut in so that I cannot escape; (Hi 19,13; Hi 30,10; Ps 88,18; Ps 142,4; Jer 32,2)9my eye grows dim through sorrow. Every day I call upon you, O Lord; I spread out my hands to you. (Hi 11,13; Ps 6,7)10Do you work wonders for the dead? Do the departed rise up to praise you? (Ps 6,5)11Is your steadfast love declared in the grave, or your faithfulness in Abaddon?12Are your wonders known in the darkness, or your righteousness in the land of forgetfulness? (Hi 10,21; Ps 88,6; Ps 89,5; Pred 9,5)13But I, O Lord, cry to you; in the morning my prayer comes before you. (Ps 5,3; Ps 30,2)14O Lord, why do you cast my soul away? Why do you hide your face from me? (Hi 13,24; Ps 44,9)15Afflicted and close to death from my youth up, I suffer your terrors; I am helpless.[3]16Your wrath has swept over me; your dreadful assaults destroy me. (Hi 6,4; Hi 9,34)17They surround me like a flood all day long; they close in on me together. (Ps 18,4; Ps 22,16; Ps 86,3; Ps 118,10)18You have caused my beloved and my friend to shun me; my companions have become darkness.[4] (Hi 19,13)
A song. A psalm of the Sons of Korah. For the director of music. According to mahalath leannoth. A maskil of Heman the Ezrahite.
1Lord, you are the God who saves me; day and night I cry out to you.[1]2May my prayer come before you; turn your ear to my cry.3I am overwhelmed with troubles and my life draws near to death.4I am counted among those who go down to the pit; I am like one without strength.5I am set apart with the dead, like the slain who lie in the grave, whom you remember no more, who are cut off from your care.6You have put me in the lowest pit, in the darkest depths.7Your wrath lies heavily on me; you have overwhelmed me with all your waves.[3]8You have taken from me my closest friends and have made me repulsive to them. I am confined and cannot escape;9my eyes are dim with grief. I call to you, Lord, every day; I spread out my hands to you.10Do you show your wonders to the dead? Do their spirits rise up and praise you?11Is your love declared in the grave, your faithfulness in Destruction[4]?12Are your wonders known in the place of darkness, or your righteous deeds in the land of oblivion?13But I cry to you for help, Lord; in the morning my prayer comes before you.14Why, Lord, do you reject me and hide your face from me?15From my youth I have suffered and been close to death; I have borne your terrors and am in despair.16Your wrath has swept over me; your terrors have destroyed me.17All day long they surround me like a flood; they have completely engulfed me.18You have taken from me friend and neighbour – darkness is my closest friend.
For the director of music. According to mahalath leannoth. A song. A psalm of the Sons of Korah. A maskil of Heman the Ezrahite.
1LORD, you are the God who saves me. Day and night I cry out to you.2Please hear my prayer. Pay attention to my cry for help.3I have so many troubles I’m about to die.4People think my life is over. I’m like someone who doesn’t have any strength.5People treat me as if I were dead. I’m like those who have been killed and are now in the grave. You don’t even remember them anymore. They are cut off from your care.6It’s as if you have put me deep down in the grave. It’s as if you have put me in that deep, dark place.7Your great anger lies heavy on me. All the waves of your anger have crashed over me.8You have taken my closest friends away from me. You have made me sickening to them. I feel trapped and can’t escape.9I’m crying so much I can’t see very well. LORD, I call out to you every day. I lift up my hands to you in prayer.10Do you do wonderful things for those who are dead? Do their spirits rise up and praise you?11Do those who are dead speak about your love? Do those who are in the grave tell how faithful you are?12Are your wonderful deeds known in that dark place? Are your holy acts known in that land where the dead are forgotten?13LORD, I cry out to you for help. In the morning I pray to you.14LORD, why do you say no to me? Why do you turn your face away from me?15I’ve been in pain ever since I was young. I’ve been close to death. You have made me suffer terrible things. I have lost all hope.16Your great anger has swept over me. Your terrors have destroyed me.17All day long they surround me like a flood. They have closed in all around me.18You have taken my friends and neighbours away from me. Darkness is my closest friend.
Psalm 88
King James Version
1A 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:2Let my prayer come before thee: incline thine ear unto my cry;3For my soul is full of troubles: and my life draweth nigh unto the grave.4I am counted with them that go down into the pit: I am as a man that hath no strength:5Free among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, whom thou rememberest no more: and they are cut off from thy hand.6Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, in darkness, in the deeps.7Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, and thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves. Selah.8Thou 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.9Mine eye mourneth by reason of affliction: LORD, I have called daily upon thee, I have stretched out my hands unto thee.10Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise and praise thee? Selah.11Shall thy lovingkindness be declared in the grave? or thy faithfulness in destruction?12Shall thy wonders be known in the dark? and thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?13But unto thee have I cried, O LORD; and in the morning shall my prayer prevent thee.14LORD, why castest thou off my soul? why hidest thou thy face from me?15I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up: while I suffer thy terrors I am distracted.16Thy fierce wrath goeth over me; thy terrors have cut me off.17They came round about me daily like water; they compassed me about together.18Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, and mine acquaintance into darkness.