Psalm 88 (Hear My Cry)

My soul is full of trouble;

I am pulled towards the grave

On the list of doomed and dying,

Weak, forsaken, like the slain

Whom You pull your hand away from

And forget like faded paths

You have put me in the deepest,

Darkest pit beneath Your wrath

Chorus:

Lord, God of my salvation,

I call both day and night

Allow my prayer before You,

Tilt Your ear to hear my cry

Your oppression swells and surges;

Every friend you've chased away

They despise me, I’m imprisoned;

You allow me no escape

I am blinded by affliction,

Yet I cry out every day

Lord, to You my hands are lifted,

Open, hear me as I pray

CHORUS

Do You show the dead Your wonders?

Do they rise and shout Your praise?

Will the chaos sing Your faithful love,

Your mercy's power to save?

Does darkness hide Your miracles,

Making all forget Your light?

Yet I'll cry to You, and will not

Cease my prayers, morning and night

CHORUS

My soul, Lord, You've rejected.

You keep hiding from me--why?

I am drowning in Your terrors,

Death and suffering are my life

I've been scalded by Your anger,

By Your terrors been destroyed

See them ceaseless in their swirling;

I'm surrounded by the void

CHORUS

Lord, all who ever loved me,

You have ripped them from my hands

All You leave me are the shadows;

In the dark I find my friends