Psalms 88:3

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Let my prayer come before you; incline your ear to my cry.

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  • Ps 107:18 : 18 They loathed all food and drew near to the gates of death.
  • Ps 107:26 : 26 They rose up to the heavens, then they went down to the depths; their courage melted away in their distress.
  • Ps 143:3-4 : 3 For the enemy has pursued me, crushing my life to the ground and making me dwell in darkness, like those long dead. 4 My spirit is overwhelmed within me; my heart is appalled inside me.
  • Isa 53:3 : 3 He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. Like one from whom people hide their faces, he was despised, and we did not esteem him.
  • Isa 53:10-11 : 10 Yet it was the Lord's will to crush him and cause him to suffer. When you make his life an offering for sin, he will see his offspring and prolong his days, and the will of the Lord will prosper in his hand. 11 After his suffering, he will see the result and be satisfied. By his knowledge, my righteous servant will justify many, and he will bear their iniquities.
  • Lam 3:15-19 : 15 He has filled me with bitterness; He has made me drink wormwood. 16 He has broken my teeth with gravel; He has made me cower in ashes. 17 My soul has been deprived of peace; I have forgotten what happiness is. 18 So I say, 'My strength is gone, and so is my hope from the LORD.' 19 Remember my affliction and my wandering—the bitterness and the gall.
  • Matt 26:37-39 : 37 Taking Peter and the two sons of Zebedee with Him, He began to be sorrowful and troubled. 38 Then He said to them, "My soul is deeply grieved, to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with Me." 39 Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, "My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will."
  • Mark 14:33-34 : 33 He took Peter, James, and John along with him, and he began to be deeply distressed and troubled. 34 He said to them, "My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch."
  • Job 6:2-4 : 2 If only my grief could be weighed and my calamity placed together on the scales! 3 For now, it is heavier than the sands of the seas; that is why my words are impulsive. 4 For the arrows of the Almighty are within me; my spirit drinks their poison. The terrors of God are arrayed against me.
  • Job 33:22 : 22 Their soul draws near to the pit, and their life to the messengers of death.
  • Ps 22:11-21 : 11 From birth I was cast upon you; from my mother’s womb, you have been my God. 12 Do not be far from me, for trouble is near, and there is no one to help. 13 Many bulls surround me; strong ones of Bashan encircle me. 14 They open their mouths against me, like a lion ripping and roaring. 15 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are disjointed. My heart is like wax; it melts within me. 16 My strength is dried up like a broken piece of pottery, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth; you lay me in the dust of death. 17 Dogs surround me; a band of evildoers encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet. 18 I can count all my bones; people stare and gloat over me. 19 They divide my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing. 20 But you, LORD, do not be far off; you are my strength; come quickly to help me. 21 Rescue my soul from the sword, my only life from the power of the dogs.
  • Ps 69:17-21 : 17 Answer me, LORD, because your steadfast love is good; in your abundant compassion, turn to me. 18 Do not hide your face from your servant, for I am in distress. Hurry and answer me. 19 Come near to my soul and redeem it; because of my enemies, ransom me. 20 You know my reproach, my shame, and my disgrace; all my adversaries are before you. 21 Reproach has broken my heart, and I am in despair. I looked for sympathy, but there was none; for comforters, but I found no one.
  • Ps 77:2 : 2 My voice cries out to God, and I will call aloud; my voice reaches God, and He listens to me.
  • Ps 88:14-15 : 14 But I, LORD, cry to you for help; in the morning, my prayer comes before you. 15 Why, LORD, do you reject me and hide your face from me?

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 88:4-7
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    4For my soul is filled with troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol.

    5I am counted among those who go down to the pit; I am like a man without strength.

    6Abandoned among the dead, like the slain who lie in the grave, whom you remember no more, cut off from your care.

    7You have placed me in the lowest pit, in the darkest depths.

  • Ps 116:3-4
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    3The cords of death entangled me, the anguish of Sheol came over me; I was overcome by distress and sorrow.

    4Then I called on the name of the Lord: 'O Lord, please save my life!'

  • Ps 143:3-4
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    79%

    3For the enemy has pursued me, crushing my life to the ground and making me dwell in darkness, like those long dead.

    4My spirit is overwhelmed within me; my heart is appalled inside me.

  • Ps 88:14-16
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    77%

    14But I, LORD, cry to you for help; in the morning, my prayer comes before you.

    15Why, LORD, do you reject me and hide your face from me?

    16I have been afflicted and close to death since my youth; I have borne your terrors and am in despair.

  • Ps 31:9-10
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    9You have not handed me over to the enemy, but you have set my feet in a spacious place.

    10Be gracious to me, O LORD, for I am in distress. My eyes grow weak with sorrow, as do my soul and my body.

  • Job 30:16
    77%

    16And now my soul is poured out within me; days of suffering seize hold of me.

  • Ps 18:5
    77%

    5The cords of death surrounded me, and the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.

  • Ps 88:1-2
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    76%

    1A song, a psalm for the sons of Korah, to the chief musician. According to Mahalath Leannoth, a contemplative poem of Heman the Ezrahite.

    2LORD, the God of my salvation, I cry out day and night before you.

  • Job 17:1
    76%

    1My spirit is broken, my days have faded away, and the grave is ready for me.

  • 2 Sam 22:6
    76%

    6The cords of Sheol surrounded me; the snares of death confronted me.

  • Ps 55:4
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    4From the voice of the enemy, and from the oppression of the wicked—for they bring down trouble on me and in their anger they hate me.

  • Job 10:1
    75%

    1I am disgusted with my life; I will give voice to my complaint and speak out in the bitterness of my soul.

  • Ps 6:3
    75%

    3Be gracious to me, LORD, for I am weak; heal me, LORD, for my bones are shaking with fear.

  • Ps 143:7
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    7Answer me quickly, Lord, for my spirit is fading. Do not hide your face from me, or I will be like those who go down to the pit.

  • Ps 38:6-9
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    6My wounds are foul and festering because of my foolishness.

    7I am bent over and deeply bowed down; all day long I go about mourning.

    8For my loins are filled with burning, and there is no health in my body.

    9I am feeble and crushed; I groan because of the anguish of my heart.

  • Ps 25:17
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    17The troubles of my heart have multiplied; deliver me from my distresses.

  • Ps 38:17
    75%

    17For I said, "Lest they rejoice over me; when my foot slips, they magnify themselves against me."

  • Job 33:22
    74%

    22Their soul draws near to the pit, and their life to the messengers of death.

  • Isa 38:10
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    10I said, "In the prime of my life I must go through the gates of Sheol; I am deprived of the rest of my years."

  • Ps 9:13
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    13For he who avenges blood remembers them; he does not ignore the cries of the afflicted.

  • Jonah 2:5-6
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    5I said, 'I have been banished from Your sight; yet I will look again toward Your holy temple.'

    6The waters engulfed me up to my neck; the deep surrounded me; seaweed was wrapped around my head.

  • Ps 3:2
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    2LORD, how many are my enemies! Many are rising up against me.

  • Ps 69:18
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    18Do not hide your face from your servant, for I am in distress. Hurry and answer me.

  • Ps 30:3
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    3O LORD, my God, I cried to You for help, and You healed me.

  • Ps 69:1-2
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    74%

    1For the choir director: A song to be sung to the tune of 'Lilies.' A psalm of David.

    2Save me, God, because the waters have come up to my neck.

  • Ps 40:12
    73%

    12LORD, do not withhold Your mercy from me; may Your love and truth always protect me.

  • Lam 1:20
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    20See, LORD, how distressed I am! I am in anguish within, my heart is overturned because I have been very rebellious. Outside, the sword bereaves; inside, there is only death.

  • Ps 63:9
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    9My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me.

  • Ps 38:4
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    4There is no soundness in my flesh because of your indignation; there is no peace in my bones because of my sin.

  • Ps 86:13
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    13For great is Your steadfast love toward me; You have delivered my life from the depths of Sheol.

  • Job 7:15
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    15I prefer strangling and death rather than this body of mine.

  • Job 17:13
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    13If I hope for Sheol as my home, and I make my bed in darkness,

  • Ps 143:11
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    11For the sake of your name, Lord, preserve my life. In your righteousness, bring me out of trouble.

  • Lam 1:22
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    22Let all their wickedness come before you; deal with them as you have dealt with me because of all my sins. My groans are many, and my heart is faint.

  • Ps 142:2
    72%

    2I cry out to the LORD with my voice; with my voice I plead for mercy to the LORD.

  • Lam 3:53
    72%

    53They threw me alive into a pit and cast a stone upon me.