Psalm 88:6–9

6 You have put me in the lowest pit,

in the darkest depths.

7 Your wrath lies heavily on me;

you have overwhelmed me with all your waves.

8 You have taken from me my closest friends

and have made me repulsive to them.

I am confined and cannot escape;

9 my eyes are dim with grief.

I call to you, Lord, every day;

I spread out my hands to you.

6 You have put me in the depths of the pit,

in the regions dark and deep.

7 Your wrath lies heavy upon me,

and you overwhelm me with all your waves. Selah

8 You have caused my companions to shun me;

you have made me a horror to them.

I am shut in so that I cannot escape;

9 my eye grows dim through sorrow.

Every day I call upon you, O Lord;

I spread out my hands to you.

6 Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit,

In darkness, in the deeps.

7 Thy wrath lieth hard upon me,

And thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves. Selah.

8 Thou hast put away mine acquaintance far from me;

Thou hast made me an abomination unto them:

I am shut up, and I cannot come forth.

9 Mine eye mourneth by reason of affliction:

Lord, I have called daily upon thee,

I have stretched out my hands unto thee.

6 You have thrown me into the lowest pit,

into the darkest depths.

7 Your anger weighs me down;

with wave after wave you have engulfed me.

Interlude

8 You have driven my friends away

by making me repulsive to them.

I am in a trap with no way of escape.

9 My eyes are blinded by my tears.

Each day I beg for your help, O Lord;

I lift my hands to you for mercy.

6 You have laid me in the lowest pit,

In darkness, in the depths.

7 Your wrath lies heavy upon me,

And You have afflicted me with all Your waves.

Selah

8 You have put away my acquaintances far from me;

You have made me an abomination to them;

I am shut up, and I cannot get out;

9 My eye wastes away because of affliction.

Lord, I have called daily upon You;

I have stretched out my hands to You.

6 You have brought me close to death;

I am almost in the dark place of the dead.

7 You have been very angry with me;

all your waves crush me.Selah

8 You have taken my friends away from me

and have made them hate me.

I am trapped and cannot escape.

9 My eyes are weak from crying.

Lord, I have prayed to you every day;

I have lifted my hands in prayer to you.

6 Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit,

In dark places, in the deeps.

7 Thy wrath lieth hard upon me,

And thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves. Selah

8 Thou hast put mine acquaintance far from me;

Thou hast made me an abomination unto them:

I am shut up, and I cannot come forth.

9 Mine eye wasteth away by reason of affliction:

I have called daily upon thee, O Jehovah;

I have spread forth my hands unto thee.

6 Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, in dark places, in the deeps. 7 Thy fury lieth hard upon me, and thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves. Selah. 8 Thou hast put my familiar friends far from me; thou hast made me an abomination unto them: I am shut up, and I cannot come forth. 9 Mine eye consumeth by reason of affliction. Upon thee, Jehovah, have I called every day; I have stretched out my hands unto thee.

6 You have put me in the bottom of the pit—in deep, dark places. 

7 Your rage lies heavily on me. 

You make all your waves pound on me. 

Selah 

8 You have taken my friends far away from me. 

You made me disgusting to them. 

I’m shut in, and I can’t get out. 

9 My eyes grow weak because of my suffering. 

All day long I call out to you, O Lord. 

I stretch out my hands to you ⸤in prayer⸥. 

6 You have put me in the lowest part of the Pit,

in the darkest places, in the depths.

7 Your wrath weighs heavily on me;

You have overwhelmed me with all Your waves. Selah

8 You have distanced my friends from me;

You have made me repulsive to them.

I am shut in and cannot go out.

9 My eyes are worn out from crying.

Lord, I cry out to You all day long;

I spread out my hands to You.

6 You have put me in the depths of the Pit,

in the regions dark and deep.

7 Your wrath lies heavy upon me,

and you overwhelm me with all your waves.   Selah

8 You have caused my companions to shun me;

you have made me a thing of horror to them.

I am shut in so that I cannot escape;

9 my eye grows dim through sorrow.

Every day I call on you, O Lord;

I spread out my hands to you.

6 It seems as if you have put me deep down in the grave,

that deep and dark place.

7 Your burning anger lies heavy on me.

All the waves of your anger have crashed over me. Selah

8 You have taken my closest friends away from me.

You have made me sickening to them.

I feel trapped. I can’t escape.

9 I’m crying so much I can’t see very well.

Lord, I call out to you every day.

I lift up my hands to you in prayer.

6 You have put me in the lowest pit,

In dark places, in the depths.

7 Your wrath has rested upon me,

And You have afflicted me with all Your waves.

Selah.

8 You have removed my acquaintances far from me;

You have made me an object of loathing to them;

I am shut up and cannot go out.

9 My eye has wasted away because of affliction;

I have called upon You every day, O Lord;

I have spread out my hands to You.