88:1 [] <> Kurie o QeoV thV swthriaV mou, hmeran kai nukta ekraxa enwpion sou×

88:2 AV elqh enwpion sou h proseuch mou× klinon to wtion sou eiV thn kraughn mou×

88:3 Dioti eneplhsqh kakwn h yuch mou, kai h zwh mou plhsiazei eiV ton adhn.

88:4 Sugkathriqmhqhn meta twn katabainontwn eiV ton lakkon× egeina wV anqrwpoV mh ecwn dunamin×

88:5 egkataleleimmenoV metaxu twn nekrwn, wV oi pefoneumenoi, koitwmenoi en tw tafw, touV opoiouV den enqumeisai pleon, kai oitineV apekophsan apo thV ceiroV sou.

88:6 M' ebaleV eiV ton katwtaton lakkon, eiV to skotoV, eiV ta baqh.

88:7 Ep' eme epesthricqh o qumoV sou, kai panta ta kumata sou epefereV ep' eme. Diayalma.

88:8 EmakrunaV touV gnwstouV mou ap' emou× me ekameV bdelugma proV autouV× apekleisqhn kai den dunamai na exelqw.

88:9 O ofqalmoV mou htonhsen apo thV qliyewV× se epekalesqhn, Kurie, olhn thn hmeran× hplwsa proV se taV ceiraV mou.

88:10 [] MhpwV eiV touV nekrouV qeleiV kamei qaumasia; h oi teqnewteV qelousi shkwqh kai qelousi se ainesei; Diayalma.

88:11 MhpwV en tw tafw qelousi dihgeisqai to eleoV sou h thn alhqeian sou en th fqora;

88:12 MhpwV qelousi gnwrisqh en tw skotei ta qaumasia sou kai h dikaiosunh sou en tw topw thV lhqhV.

88:13 All' egw proV se, Kurie, ekraxa× kai to prwi h proseuch mou qelei se profqasei.

88:14 Dia ti, Kurie, aporripteiV thn yuchn mou, apokrupteiV to proswpon sou ap' emou;

88:15 Eimai teqlimmenoV kai yucomacwn ek neothtoV× dokimazw touV fobouV sou kai euriskomai en amhcania.

88:16 Ep' eme dihlqon ai orgai sou× oi tromoi sou me efanisan.

88:17 WV udata me perietrigurisan olhn thn hmeran× omou me periekuklwsan.