Psalms 88:18
They have come round about me like water all the day: they have compassed me about together.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, and mine acquaintance into darkness.
In Context
17Thy wrath hath come upon me: and thy terrors have troubled me.
19Friend and neighbour thou hast put far from me: and my acquaintance, because of misery.
Cross References
Job 19:12His troops have come together, and have made themselves a way by me, and have besieged my tabernacle round about.
Psalms 38:11My heart is troubled, my strength hath left me, and the light of my eyes itself is not with me.
Psalms 118:10All nations compassed me about; and in the name of the Lord I have been revenged on them.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 88:11-18
Pleading with God. 10 Wilt thou show wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise and praise thee? Selah. 11 Shall thy lovingkindness be declared in the grave? or thy faithfulness in destruction? 12 Shall thy wonders be known in the dark? and thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness? 13 But unto thee have I cried, O Lord ; and in the morning shall my prayer prevent thee. 14 Lord , why castest thou off my soul? why hidest thou thy face from me? 15 I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up: while I suffer… Read the whole commentary →