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.

1 耶和华、拯救我的 神啊！ 我昼夜都在你面前哀求。

2 愿我的祷告达到你面前， 求你留心听我的呼求。

3 因为我饱经忧患， 我的性命临近阴间。

4 我被列在下坑的人中， 就像一个没有气力的人一样。

5 我被弃在死人之中， 好像被杀的人躺在坟墓里； 你不再记念他们， 他们也和你（"你"原文作"你的手"）隔绝了。

6 你把我放在最深的坑里， 把我放在黑暗的地方和深渊里。

7 你的烈怒重重地压着我， 你的波浪从四方八面把我淹盖。（细拉）

8 你使我的知己都远离我， 使我成为他们所厌恶的。我被囚禁， 不能外出。

9 我的眼睛因困苦而昏花； 耶和华啊， 我天天向你呼求， 向你举手祷告。

10 你要为死人行奇事吗？阴魂会起来称谢你吗？（细拉）

11 在坟墓里有人述说你的慈爱吗？在灭亡之地（"灭亡之地"原文作"亚巴顿"）有人述说你的信实吗？

12 你的奇事在黑暗里有人知道吗？你的公义在那遗忘之地有人知道吗？

13 耶和华啊！ 我却向你呼求， 我的祷告在早晨达到你面前。

14 耶和华啊！ 你为什么丢弃我？为什么掩面不顾我？

15 我自幼受苦， 几乎死亡； 我受了惊吓， 以致困惑不安（"困惑不安"原文意义难确定）。

16 你的烈怒把我淹没， 你的惊吓把我除灭。

17 这些终日像水一样环绕我， 一起把我围困。

18 你使我挚爱的和同伴都远离我， 黑暗成了我的知己。