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Psalm 88:1-3
Evangelical Heritage Version
Psalm 88:1-3
Evangelical Heritage Version
Psalm 88
Darkness Is My Friend
The Headings
A song. A psalm. By the Sons of Korah.
For the choir director. According to mahalath leannoth.[a]
A maskil[b] of Heman the Ezrahite.
Opening Plea
1 O Lord, the God who saves me, by day I cry out.
At night I cry before you.
2 May my prayer come before you.
Turn your ear to my cry.
The Problem
3 Indeed, my soul has had its fill of troubles,
and my life has arrived at the grave.
Footnotes
- Psalm 88:1 Probably the name of the tune, “Suffering of Affliction”
- Psalm 88:1 A maskil is a type of hymn. It means a song that makes one wise or a skillful song.
Evangelical Heritage Version (EHV)
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