Psalms 88:1-9 Now hear my prayers, oh, listen to my cry, for my life is full of troubles and death draws near.
⁴ They say my life is ebbing out – a hopeless case. ⁵ They have left me here to die, like those slain on battlefields, from whom your mercies are removed.
⁶ You have thrust me down to the darkest depths. ⁷ Your wrath lies heavy on me, wave after wave engulfs me.
⁸ You have made my friends to loathe me, and they have gone away. I am in a trap with no way out.
⁹ My eyes grow dim with weeping. Each day I beg Your Help; O Lord, I reach my pleading hands to You for mercy. Amen