A Petition to Be Saved from Death.
1 A Song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. For the choir director; according to Mahalath Leannoth. A (a)Maskil of Heman (b)the Ezrahite.
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Footnotes:
a.
Psalm 88:1: ['Possibly, ', Contemplative, ', or ', Didactic, ', or ', Skillful Psalm]
b.
Psalm 88:1: ['1 Kin 4:31; 1 Chr 2:6; Ps 89: title']
c.
Psalm 88:3: ['Or ', been satisfied with]
d.
Psalm 88:3: ['I.e. the nether world']
e.
Psalm 88:5: ['Lit ', A freed one among the dead]
f.
Psalm 88:7: [Selah, ' may mean: ', Pause, Crescendo, ' or ', Musical interlude]
g.
Psalm 88:8: ['Lit ', abomination to them]
h.
Psalm 88:9: ['Lit ', palms]
i.
Psalm 88:10: ['Or ', ghosts, shades]
j.
Psalm 88:11: ['I.e. place of destruction']
k.
Psalm 88:12: ['I.e. faithfulness to His gracious promises']
l.
Psalm 88:15: ['Or ', embarrassed]
m.
Psalm 88:16: ['Or ', silenced]
Cross references:
C.
Psalm 88:2:
Psalm 18:6
O.
Psalm 88:7:
Psalm 42:7
Q.
Psalm 88:8:
Job 30:10
AG.
Psalm 88:17:
Psalm 124:4