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Psalms 88:6-18

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

7 Your wrath lies heavily upon me;
you have overwhelmed me with all your waves. Selah

8 You have taken from me my closest friends
and have made me repulsive to them.
I am confined and cannot escape;

9 my eyes are dim with grief.
I call to you, O Lord, every day;
I spread out my hands to you.

10 Do you show your wonders to the dead?
Do those who are dead rise up and praise you? Selah

11 Is your love declared in the grave,
your faithfulness in Destruction?

12 Are your wonders known in the place of darkness,
or your righteous deeds in the land of oblivion?

13 But I cry to you for help, O Lord;
in the morning my prayer comes before you.

14 Why, O Lord, do you reject me
and hide your face from me?

15 From my youth I have been afflicted and close to death;
I have suffered your terrors and am in despair.

16 Your wrath has swept over me;
your terrors have destroyed me.

17 All day long they surround me like a flood;
they have completely engulfed me.

18 You have taken my companions and loved ones from me;
the darkness is my closest friend.

Cross References for Psalms 88:6-18

Psalms 69:15 - Do not let the floodwaters engulf me or the depths swallow me up or the pit close its mouth ove... Click to read the verse Psalms 69:15 Click to read the verse Psalms 69:15

Genesis 37:24 - and they took him and threw him into the cistern. Now the cistern was empty; there was no water... Click to read the verse Genesis 37:24 Click to read the verse Genesis 37:24

Psalms 40:2 - He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave m... Click to read the verse Psalms 40:2 Click to read the verse Psalms 40:2

Proverbs 4:19 - But the way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know what makes them stumble. Click to read the verse Proverbs 4:19 Click to read the verse Proverbs 4:19

Jude 1:6 - And the angels who did not keep their positions of authority but abandoned their own home—these... Click to read the verse Jude 1:6 Click to read the verse Jude 1:6

Jude 1:13 - They are wild waves of the sea, foaming up their shame; wandering stars, for whom blackest dark... Click to read the verse Jude 1:13 Click to read the verse Jude 1:13

Psalms 86:13 - For great is your love toward me; you have delivered me from the depths of the grave. Click to read the verse Psalms 86:13 Click to read the verse Psalms 86:13

Deuteronomy 32:22 - For a fire has been kindled by my wrath, one that burns to the realm of death below. It will de... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 32:22 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 32:22

Psalms 130:1 - Psalm 130 A song of ascents. Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord; Click to read the verse Psalms 130:1 Click to read the verse Psalms 130:1

John 12:46 - I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness. Click to read the verse John 12:46 Click to read the verse John 12:46

Job 10:21 - before I go to the place of no return, to the land of gloom and deep shadow, Click to read the verse Job 10:21 Click to read the verse Job 10:21

Lamentations 3:2 - He has driven me away and made me walk in darkness rather than light; Click to read the verse Lamentations 3:2 Click to read the verse Lamentations 3:2

Psalms 143:3 - The enemy pursues me, he crushes me to the ground; he makes me dwell in darkness like those lon... Click to read the verse Psalms 143:3 Click to read the verse Psalms 143:3

Lamentations 3:55 - I called on your name, O Lord, from the depths of the pit. Click to read the verse Lamentations 3:55 Click to read the verse Lamentations 3:55