Psalms 88:8-18

⁸Thou hast put mine acquaintances far from me, Yea, thou hast made me their abhorrence: I am shut up, and cannot go forth.

⁹Mine eyes languish by reason of my affliction. I call upon thee daily, O LORD! To thee do I stretch out my hands!

¹⁰Canst thou show wonders to the dead? Shall the dead arise, and praise thee? Pause.

¹¹Shall thy goodness be declared in the grave, Or thy faithfulness in the place of corruption?

¹²Shall thy wonders be known in the dark, And thy justice in the land of forgetfulness?

¹³To thee do I cry, O LORD! In the morning doth my cry come before thee.

¹⁴Why, O LORD! dost thou cast me off? Why hidest thou thy face from me?

¹⁵I have been afflicted and languishing from my youth; I suffer thy terrors, and am distracted.

¹⁶Thy fierce wrath overwhelmeth me; Thy terrors utterly destroy me.

¹⁷They surround me daily like water; They compass me about together.

¹⁸Lover and friend hast thou put far from me; My acquaintances are withdrawn from my sight.