Sunday, September 7, 2025

Corporate Prayer Psalm 88

 

Baruch Ata, YHVH, Elohey Yisrael, Avi’nu

(Bless You, YHVH - Elohim of Israel, our Father)

 

O YHVH - Elohey Yeshua’tey’nu (God of our Salvation), we have cried out day and night before You.  For our soul is full of troubles, and our life draws near to the grave.  We are counted with those who go down to the pit; we are like a man who has no strength, adrift among the dead, like the slain who lie in the grave, whom You remember no more, and who are cut off from Your hand.

 

You have laid us in the lowest pit, in the depths of the darkness.   Your wrath lies heavy upon us, and You, Shofet Tzedek (Righteous Judge), have afflicted us with all Your waves.  You have put away our acquaintances far from us; You have made us an abomination to them, even loved ones and friends, You have placed far from us, and our acquaintances into darkness.  We are shut up, and we cannot get out.  Our eyes waste away because of affliction.

 

O YHVH – Elohey’nu (our God), we have called daily upon You; we have stretched out our hands to You.  Will You work wonders for the dead?  Will the dead arise and praise You?  Will Your loving kindness be declared in the grave, or Your faithfulness in the place of destruction?   Will Your wonders be known in the dark, and Your righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?

 

Avi’nu, why do You cast off our soul?  Why do You hide Your face from us?  For we have been afflicted and ready to die; from our youth, we have suffered Your terrors; we are distraught.  Your fierce wrath has gone over us; Your terrors have cut us off; they came around us all day long like water, they engulfed us altogether.

 

Let our prayer come before You, Moshi’ey’nu (our Savior/Deliverer), incline Your ear to our cry, for in the morning our prayer comes before You, YHVH – Tikvatey’nu (our Hope).

 

Hallelu-Yah!!!  For You, YHVH, are Elohim.  You are Elohey Yisrael, Elohey Avraham, Yitzchak and Ya’acov.  Avi’nu the Almighty reigns!

 

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