Psalm 88 Poem by Frank McEleny

I am engulfed in troubled waters
I am drowning in my tears
I cry out to you night and day
Deliver me Lord from all my fears

I am surrounded by deep darkness
And troubles fill my soul
I am adrift among the dead
And the blackness has swallowed me whole

My friends are gone, I'm all alone
I am laid down in the lowest pit
I have no strength I cannot stand
Upon shards of pottery I now sit

I cannot praise you from the grave
Do you work wonders for the dead?
It was for me you came to save
It was for me you died and bled