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Let my prayer come before you;
    listen[a] to my cry.
For my life is filled with troubles
    as I approach Sheol.[b]
I am considered as one of those descending into the Pit,[c]
    like a mighty man without strength,

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 88:2 Lit. stretch your ears
  2. Psalm 88:3 I.e. the realm of the dead
  3. Psalm 88:4 I.e. the place of punishment in the afterlife

May my prayer come before you;
    turn your ear to my cry.

I am overwhelmed with troubles(A)
    and my life draws near to death.(B)
I am counted among those who go down to the pit;(C)
    I am like one without strength.(D)

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