1 'n Lied, 'n Psalm van die kinders van Korag, Vir die musiekleier; op die wysie van: "M halat leannot." 'n Onderwysing van Heman, die Esrahiet.

2 HERE, God van my heil, bedags roep ek, in die nag is dit voor U.

3 Laat my gebed voor u aangesig kom, neig u oor tot my smeking.

4 Want my siel is sat van teëspoede, en my lewe raak aan die doderyk.

5 Ek word gereken by die wat in die kuil neerdaal; ek het geword soos 'n man sonder krag,

6 vrygelaat onder die dooies, soos die wat verslaan is, wat in die graf lê, aan wie U nie meer dink nie, en wat afgesny is van u hand.

7 U het my gesit in die kuil diep daaronder, in duisternisse, in dieptes.

8 U grimmigheid rus op my, en U druk my neer met al u golwe. Sela.

9 U het my bekendes ver van my verwyder, my iets afskuweliks gemaak vir hulle; ek is ingesluit en kan nie uitkom nie.

10 My oog vergaan van ellende. HERE, ek roep U aan die hele dag deur, ek brei my hande na U uit.

11 Kan U aan die dooies 'n wonder doen? Of kan skimme opstaan, kan hulle U loof? Sela.

12 Kan u goedertierenheid vertel word in die graf, u trou in die plek van vertering?

13 Kan u wondermag in die duisternis bekend word en u geregtigheid in die land van vergetelheid?

14 Maar ,k, HERE, roep U aan om hulp, en in die môre kom my gebed U tegemoet.

15 HERE, waarom verstoot U my siel, verberg U u aangesig vir my?

16 Van jongs af is ek ellendig en klaar om te sterwe; ek dra u verskrikkinge, ek is radeloos.

17 U toorngloed het oor my gegaan; u verskrikkinge vernietig my;

18 die hele dag omring hulle my soos water, saam omsingel hulle my. [ (Psalms 88:19) U het vriend en metgesel ver van my verwyder; my bekendes is duisternis. ]

1 A Song. A Psalm. Of the sons of Korah. To the chief music-maker; put to Mahalath Leannoth. Maschil. Of Heman the Ezrahite.

2 \88:1\O Lord, God of my salvation, I have been crying to you for help by day and by night:

3 \88:2\Let my prayer come before you; give ear to my cry:

4 \88:3\For my soul is full of evils, and my life has come near to the underworld.

5 \88:4\I am numbered among those who go down into the earth; I have become like a man for whom there is no help:

6 \88:5\My soul is among the dead, like those in the underworld, to whom you give no more thought; for they are cut off from your care.

7 \88:6\You have put me in the lowest deep, even in dark places.

8 \88:7\The weight of your wrath is crushing me, all your waves have overcome me. (Selah.)

9 \88:8\You have sent my friends far away from me; you have made me a disgusting thing in their eyes: I am shut up, and not able to come out.

10 \88:9\My eyes are wasting away because of my trouble: Lord, my cry has gone up to you every day, my hands are stretched out to you.

11 \88:10\Will you do works of wonder for the dead? will the shades come back to give you praise? (Selah.)

12 \88:11\Will the story of your mercy be given in the house of the dead? will news of your faith come to the place of destruction?

13 \88:12\May there be knowledge of your wonders in the dark? or of your righteousness where memory is dead?

14 \88:13\But to you did I send up my cry, O Lord; in the morning my prayer came before you.

15 \88:14\Lord, why have you sent away my soul? why is your face covered from me?

16 \88:15\I have been troubled and in fear of death from the time when I was young; your wrath is hard on me, and I have no strength.

17 \88:16\The heat of your wrath has gone over me; I am broken by your cruel punishments.

18 \88:17\They are round me all the day like water; they have made a circle about me.

19 \88:18\You have sent my friends and lovers far from me; I am gone from the memory of those who are dear to me.