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You caused my acquaintances to shun me;[a]
    you make me extremely abhorrent to them.
        Restrained, I am unable to go out.
My eyes languish on account of my affliction;
    all day long I call out to you, Lord,
        I spread out my hands to you.

10 Can you perform wonders for the dead?
    Can departed spirits stand up to praise you?
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  1. Psalm 88:8 Lit. to be distant

You have taken from me my closest friends(A)
    and have made me repulsive to them.
I am confined(B) and cannot escape;(C)
    my eyes(D) are dim with grief.

I call(E) to you, Lord, every day;
    I spread out my hands(F) to you.
10 Do you show your wonders to the dead?
    Do their spirits rise up and praise you?(G)

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