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You plunge me into the bottom of the pit,
    into the darkness of the abyss.
Your wrath lies heavy upon me;
    all your waves crash over me.(A)
Selah

II

Because of you my acquaintances shun me;
    you make me loathsome to them;(B)
Caged in, I cannot escape;

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Your wrath(A) lies heavily on me;
    you have overwhelmed me with all your waves.[a](B)
You have taken from me my closest friends(C)
    and have made me repulsive to them.
I am confined(D) and cannot escape;(E)
    my eyes(F) are dim with grief.

I call(G) to you, Lord, every day;
    I spread out my hands(H) to you.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 88:7 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 10.