Psalm 88:9-11
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
II
9 Because of you my acquaintances shun me;
you make me loathsome to them;(A)
Caged in, I cannot escape;
10 my eyes grow dim from trouble.
All day I call on you, Lord;
I stretch out my hands to you.
11 [a]Do you work wonders for the dead?
Do the shades arise and praise you?(B)
Selah
Footnotes
- 88:11–13 The psalmist seeks to persuade God to act out of concern for divine honor: the shades give you no worship, so keep me alive to offer you praise.
Psalm 88:9-11
King James Version
9 Mine eye mourneth by reason of affliction: Lord, I have called daily upon thee, I have stretched out my hands unto thee.
10 Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise and praise thee? Selah.
11 Shall thy lovingkindness be declared in the grave? or thy faithfulness in destruction?
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