Psalms 87 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Psalms 88

¹A Song. A Psalm by the sons of Korah. For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “The Suffering of Affliction.” A contemplation by Heman, the Ezrahite. Yahweh, the God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before you.

KJVA Song^H7892 or Psalm^H4210 for the sons^H1121 of Korah^H7141, to the chief Musician^H5329^(H8764) upon Mahalath^H4257 Leannoth^H6031^(H8763), Maschil^H4905^(H8688) of Heman^H1968 the Ezrahite^H250. O LORD^H3068 God^H430 of my salvation^H3444, I have cried^H6817^(H8804) day^H3117 and night^H3915 before thee:

² Let my prayer enter into your presence. Turn your ear to my cry.

KJVLet my prayer^H8605 come^H935^(H8799) before^H6440 thee: incline^H5186^(H8685) thine ear^H241 unto my cry^H7440;

³ For my soul is full of troubles. My life draws near to Sheol.

KJVFor my soul^H5315 is full^H7646^(H8804) of troubles^H7451: and my life^H2416 draweth nigh^H5060^(H8689) unto the grave^H7585.

⁴ I am counted among those who go down into the pit. I am like a man who has no help,

KJVI am counted^H2803^(H8738) with them that go down^H3381^(H8802) into the pit^H953: I am as a man^H1397 that hath no strength^H353:

⁵ set apart among the dead, like the slain who lie in the grave, whom you remember no more. They are cut off from your hand.

KJVFree^H2670 among the dead^H4191^(H8801), like the slain^H2491 that lie^H7901^(H8802) in the grave^H6913, whom thou rememberest^H2142^(H8804) no more: and they are cut off^H1504^(H8738) from thy hand^H3027.

⁶ You have laid me in the lowest pit, in the darkest depths.

KJVThou hast laid^H7896^(H8804) me in the lowest^H8482 pit^H953, in darkness^H4285, in the deeps^H4688.

⁷ Your wrath lies heavily on me. You have afflicted me with all your waves. Selah.

KJVThy wrath^H2534 lieth hard^H5564^(H8804) upon me, and thou hast afflicted^H6031^(H8765) me with all thy waves^H4867. Selah^H5542.

⁸ You have taken my friends from me. You have made me an abomination to them. I am confined, and I can’t escape.

KJVThou hast put away^H7368 mine acquaintance^H3045^(H8794) far^H7368^(H8689) from me; thou hast made^H7896^(H8804) me an abomination^H8441 unto them: I am shut up^H3607^(H8803), and I cannot come forth^H3318^(H8799).

⁹ My eyes are dim from grief. I have called on you daily, Yahweh. I have spread out my hands to you.

KJVMine eye^H5869 mourneth^H1669^(H8804) by reason of affliction^H6040: LORD^H3068, I have called^H7121^(H8804) daily^H3117 upon thee, I have stretched out^H7849^(H8765) my hands^H3709 unto thee.

¹⁰ Do you show wonders to the dead? Do the departed spirits rise up and praise you? Selah.

KJVWilt thou shew^H6213^(H8799) wonders^H6382 to the dead^H4191^(H8801)? shall the dead^H7496 arise^H6965^(H8799) and praise^H3034^(H8686) thee? Selah^H5542.

¹¹ Is your loving kindness declared in the grave? Or your faithfulness in Destruction?

KJVShall thy lovingkindness^H2617 be declared^H5608^(H8792) in the grave^H6913? or thy faithfulness^H530 in destruction^H11?

¹² Are your wonders made known in the dark? Or your righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?

KJVShall thy wonders^H6382 be known^H3045^(H8735) in the dark^H2822? and thy righteousness^H6666 in the land^H776 of forgetfulness^H5388?

¹³ But to you, Yahweh, I have cried. In the morning, my prayer comes before you.

KJVBut unto thee have I cried^H7768^(H8765), O LORD^H3068; and in the morning^H1242 shall my prayer^H8605 prevent^H6923^(H8762) thee.

¹⁴ Yahweh, why do you reject my soul? Why do you hide your face from me?

KJVLORD^H3068, why castest thou off^H2186^(H8799) my soul^H5315? why hidest^H5641^(H8686) thou thy face^H6440 from me?

¹⁵ I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up. While I suffer your terrors, I am distracted.

KJVI am afflicted^H6041 and ready to die^H1478^(H8802) from my youth^H5290 up: while I suffer^H5375^(H8804) thy terrors^H367 I am distracted^H6323^(H8799).

¹⁶ Your fierce wrath has gone over me. Your terrors have cut me off.

KJVThy fierce wrath^H2740 goeth over^H5674^(H8804) me; thy terrors^H1161 have cut me off^H6789^(H8768).

¹⁷ They came around me like water all day long. They completely engulfed me.

KJVThey came round about^H5437^(H8804) me daily^H3117 like water^H4325; they compassed^H5362^(H8689) me about together^H3162.

¹⁸ You have put lover and friend far from me, and my friends into darkness.

KJVLover^H157^(H8802) and friend^H7453 hast thou put far^H7368^(H8689) from me, and mine acquaintance^H3045^(H8794) into darkness^H4285.

WEB·Psalms 87

¹A Psalm by the sons of Korah; a Song. His foundation is in the holy mountains.

KJVA Psalm^H4210 or Song^H7892 for the sons^H1121 of Korah^H7141. His foundation^H3248 is in the holy^H6944 mountains^H2042.

² Yahweh loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.

KJVThe LORD^H3068 loveth^H157^(H8802) the gates^H8179 of Zion^H6726 more than all the dwellings^H4908 of Jacob^H3290.

³ Glorious things are spoken about you, city of God. Selah.

KJVGlorious things^H3513^(H8737) are spoken^H1696^(H8794) of thee, O city^H5892 of God^H430. Selah^H5542.

⁴ I will record Rahab and Babylon among those who acknowledge me. Behold, Philistia, Tyre, and also Ethiopia: “This one was born there.”

KJVI will make mention^H2142^(H8686) of Rahab^H7294 and Babylon^H894 to them that know^H3045^(H8802) me: behold Philistia^H6429, and Tyre^H6865, with Ethiopia^H3568; this man was born^H3205^(H8795) there.

⁵ Yes, of Zion it will be said, “This one and that one was born in her;” the Most High himself will establish her.

KJVAnd of Zion^H6726 it shall be said^H559^(H8735), This and that man^H376 was born^H3205^(H8795) in her: and the highest^H5945 himself shall establish^H3559^(H8787) her.

⁶ Yahweh will count, when he writes up the peoples, “This one was born there.” Selah.

KJVThe LORD^H3068 shall count^H5608^(H8799), when he writeth up^H3789^(H8800) the people^H5971, that this man was born^H3205^(H8795) there. Selah^H5542.

⁷ Those who sing as well as those who dance say, “All my springs are in you.”

KJVAs well the singers^H7891^(H8802) as the players^H2490^(H8802) on instruments shall be there: all my springs^H4599 are in thee.

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