Passage Resources Hebrew/Greek Your Content
Previous Next
Add parallel Print Page Options
Close WEB

Psalm 88:1-3
World English Bible

A Song. A Psalm by the sons of Korah. For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “The Suffering of Affliction.” A contemplation by Heman, the Ezrahite.

88 Yahweh, the God of my salvation,
    I have cried day and night before you.
2 Let my prayer enter into your presence.
    Turn your ear to my cry.
3 For my soul is full of troubles.
    My life draws near to Sheol.[a]

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 88:3 Sheol is the place of the dead.
Listen to Psalm 88:1-3
Close NIV

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)

Read full chapter

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
Next
Psalm 87
Psalm 89
Next
dropdown
World English Bible (WEB)

by Public Domain. The name "World English Bible" is trademarked.

New International Version (NIV)

Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.

NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. Copyright © 2019 by Zondervan.

July Summer Surge

More on the NIV