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Psalm 88:1-3
New American Bible (Revised Edition)

Psalm 88[a]

A Despairing Lament

1 A song; a psalm of the Korahites. For the leader; according to Mahalath. For singing; a maskil of Heman the Ezrahite.

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2 Lord, the God of my salvation, I call out by day;
    at night I cry aloud in your presence.(A)
3 Let my prayer come before you;
    incline your ear to my cry.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 88 A lament in which the psalmist prays for rescue from the alienation of approaching death. Each of the three stanzas begins with a call to God (Ps 88:2, 10, 14) and complains of the death that separates one from God. The tone is persistently grim.
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