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Psalms 87
Septuagint (Brenton, 1851) 87 compared with Septuagint (LXX2012) 87
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2O Lord God of my salvation, I have cried by day and in the night before thee.
2(88) A song of a Psalm for the sons of Core for the end, upon Maeleth for responsive [strains], of instruction for Aeman the Israelite. O Lord God of my salvation, I have cried by day and in the night before you.
3Let my prayer come in before thee; incline thine ear to my supplication, O Lord.
3Let my prayer come in before you; incline your ear to my supplication, O Lord.
4For my soul is filled with troubles, and my life has drawn nigh to Hades.
4For my soul is filled with troubles, and my life has drawn near to Hades.
5I have been reckoned with them that go down to the pit; I became as a man without help;
5I have been reckoned with them that go down to the pit; I became as a man without help;
6free among the dead, as the slain ones cast out, who sleep in the tomb; whom thou rememberest no more; and they are rejected from thy hand.
6free among the dead, as the slain ones cast out, who sleep in the tomb; whom you remember no more; and they are rejected from your hand.
7They laid me in the lowest pit, in dark [places], and in the shadow of death.
7They laid me in the lowest pit, in dark [places], and in the shadow of death.
8Thy wrath has pressed heavily upon me, and thou hast brought upon me all thy billows. Pause.
8Your wrath has pressed heavily upon me, and you have brought upon me all your billows. Pause.
9Thou hast removed my acquaintance far from me; they have made me an abomination to themselves; I have been delivered up, and have not gone forth.
9You have removed my acquaintance far from me; they have made me an abomination to themselves; I have been delivered up, and have not gone forth.
10Mine eyes are dimmed from poverty; but I cried to thee, O Lord, all the day; I spread forth my hands to thee.
10My eyes are dimmed from poverty; but I cried to you, O Lord, all the day; I spread forth my hands to you.
11Wilt thou work wonders for the dead? or shall physicians raise [them] up, that they shall praise thee?
11Will you work wonders for the dead? or shall physicians raise [them] up, that they shall praise you?
12Shall any one declare thy mercy in the tomb? and thy truth in destruction?
12Shall any one declare your mercy in the tomb? and your truth in destruction?
13Shall thy wonders be known in darkness? and thy righteousness in a forgotten land?
13Shall your wonders be known in darkness? and your righteousness in a forgotten land?
14But I cried to thee, O Lord; and in the morning shall my prayer prevent thee.
14But I cried to you, O Lord; and in the morning shall my prayer prevent you.
15Wherefore, O Lord, dost thou reject my prayer, [and] turn thy face away from me?
15Therefore, O Lord, do you reject my prayer, [and] turn your face away from me?
16I am poor and in troubles from my youth; and having been exalted, I was brought low and into despair.
16I am poor and in troubles from my youth; and having been exalted, I was brought low and into despair.
17Thy wrath has passed over me; and thy terrors have greatly disquieted me.
17Your wrath has passed over me; and your terrors have greatly disquieted me.
18They compassed me like water; all the day they beset me together.
18They compassed me like water; all the day they beset me together.
19Thou hast put far from me [every] friend, and mine acquaintances because of [my] wretchedness.
19You have put far from me [every] friend, and my acquaintances because of [my] wretchedness.