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Psalms 88:18

You have removed my beloved and my friend; darkness is my closest companion.

Majority Standard Bible

In The King James Version

Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, and mine acquaintance into darkness.

In Context

17All day long they engulf me like water; they enclose me on every side.

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Cross References

Job 19:12His troops advance together; they construct a ramp against me and encamp around my tent.

Psalms 38:11My beloved and friends shun my disease, and my kinsmen stand at a distance.

Psalms 118:10All the nations surrounded me, but in the name of the LORD I cut them off.

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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

King James VersionBíblia Portuguesa MundialLuther Bibel (Deutsch)Bible Louis Segond (Français)Библия (Русский)新标点和合本성경 (한국어)الكتاب المقدس باللغة العربية، فان دايكBibbia Diodati (Italiano)Kinh Thánh (Tiếng Việt)Biblia Cornilescu (Română)Polish Biblia Gdanska (1881)Statenvertaling (Nederlands)

Study Psalms 88:18

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