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Verse 88

Psalms 88:17

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

All day long they engulf me like water; they enclose me on every side.

American Standard Version (1901)

They came round about me like water all the day long; They compassed me about together.

Bible in Basic English

They are round me all the day like water; they have made a circle about me.

Free Bible Version

They surround me all the time like floodwaters, swallowing me up.

Geneva Bible 1599

They came round about me dayly like water, and compassed me together.

King James (Authorized) Version

They came round about me daily like water; they compassed me about together.

One Unity Resource Bible

They came around me like water all day long. They completely engulfed me.

Translation for Translators

I feel as though they surround me like a flood [SIM]; they are ◄closing in on/crushing► me from all sides.

Unlocked Literal Bible

They surround me like water all the day long; they have all encircled me.

Noah Webster Bible

They came around me daily like water; they encompassed me together.

World English Bible

They came around me like water all day long. They completely engulfed me.

Young's Literal Translation

They have surrounded me as waters all the day, They have gone round against me together,

Context

I Cry Out before You

¹⁶Your wrath has swept over me; Your terrors have destroyed me. ¹⁷All day long they engulf me like water; they enclose me on every side. ¹⁸You have removed my beloved and my friend; darkness is my closest companion.

Summary

This verse from Psalm 88 expresses deep despair and hopelessness, as the psalmist feels overwhelmed by troubles and abandoned by God. The psalmist's cry for help reflects the raw honesty and transparency of the psalms, showing that it is okay to bring our pain and struggles before God. Despite the darkness of the situation described, the psalmist still turns to God in prayer, acknowledging God's power and ability to save. This verse serves as a reminder that even in our darkest moments, we can find solace in turning to God for comfort and deliverance.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

They came round about me daily like water,.... That is, the terrors of the Lord, the sorrows of death and hell, Psa 18:4, this was the Messiah's case, when it was with him as is expressed Psa 69:1, they compassed me about together; as waters coming from many places, from all quarters, meet together, and together surround a person or place in such circumstances was Christ, when the bulls of Bashan beset him around, and the assembly of the wicked enclosed him, and innumerable evils encompassed him about, Psa 22:12.

Psalms 88:17

I Cry Out before You

¹⁶Your wrath has swept over me; Your terrors have destroyed me. ¹⁷All day long they engulf me like water; they enclose me on every side. ¹⁸You have removed my beloved and my friend; darkness is my closest companion.

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Berean Standard Bible

All day long they engulf me like water; they enclose me on every side.

American Standard Version (1901)

They came round about me like water all the day long; They compassed me about together.

Bible in Basic English

They are round me all the day like water; they have made a circle about me.

Free Bible Version

They surround me all the time like floodwaters, swallowing me up.

Geneva Bible 1599

They came round about me dayly like water, and compassed me together.

King James (Authorized) Version

They came round about me daily like water; they compassed me about together.

One Unity Resource Bible

They came around me like water all day long. They completely engulfed me.

Translation for Translators

I feel as though they surround me like a flood [SIM]; they are ◄closing in on/crushing► me from all sides.

Unlocked Literal Bible

They surround me like water all the day long; they have all encircled me.

Noah Webster Bible

They came around me daily like water; they encompassed me together.

World English Bible

They came around me like water all day long. They completely engulfed me.

Young's Literal Translation

They have surrounded me as waters all the day, They have gone round against me together,