Psalms 88:17

And in thy name shall they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

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

In Context

16Blessed is the people that knows the joyful sound: they shall walk, O Lord, in the light of thy countenance.

18For thou art the boast of their strength; and in thy good pleasure shall our horn be exalted,

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Cross References

Job 30:14And he has pleaded against me as he will: I am overwhelmed with pains.

Psalms 124:4Do good, O Lord, to them that are good, and to them that are upright in heart.

Hosea 5:10The princes of Juda became as they that removed the bounds: I will pour out upon them my fury as water.

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 →

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