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Psalm 88:1-3
Contemporary English Version

(A song and a psalm by the clan of Korah for the music leader. To the tune “Mahalath Leannoth.”[a] A special psalm by Heman the Ezrahite.)

A Prayer When You Can't Find the Way

1 You keep me safe, Lord God.
So when I pray at night,
2 please listen carefully
    to each of my concerns.

3 I am deeply troubled
    and close to death;

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  1. Psalm 88 To … Leannoth: Or “For the flutes,” one possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
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Psalm 88:1-3
New International Version

Psalm 88[a]

A song. A psalm of the Sons of Korah. For the director of music. According to mahalath leannoth.[b] A maskil[c] of Heman the Ezrahite.

1 Lord, you are the God who saves me;(A)
    day and night I cry out(B) to you.
2 May my prayer come before you;
    turn your ear to my cry.

3 I am overwhelmed with troubles(C)
    and my life draws near to death.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 88:1 In Hebrew texts 88:1-18 is numbered 88:2-19.
  2. Psalm 88:1 Title: Possibly a tune, “The Suffering of Affliction”
  3. Psalm 88:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
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