Psalms 88:17
(88-18) They came round about me like water all the day; they compassed me about together.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
They came round about me daily like water; they compassed me about together.
In Context
16(88-17) Thy fierce wrath is gone over me; Thy terrors have cut me off.
18(88-19) Friend and companion hast Thou put far from me, and mine acquaintance into darkness.
Cross References
Job 30:14As through a wide breach they come; in the midst of the ruin they roll themselves upon me.
Psalms 42:7(42-8) Deep calleth unto deep at the voice of Thy cataracts; all Thy waves and Thy billows are gone over me.
Psalms 116:3The cords of death compassed me, and the straits of the nether-world got hold upon me; I found trouble and sorrow.
Psalms 124:4Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul;
Hosea 5:10The princes of Judah are like them that remove the landmark; I will pour out My wrath upon them like 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 →