Psalms 88:18
Thou hast put far from me lover and friend, Mine acquaintance [is] the place of darkness!
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, and mine acquaintance into darkness.
In Context
17They have surrounded me as waters all the day, They have gone round against me together,
Cross References
Job 19:12Come in do His troops together, And they raise up against me their way, And encamp round about my tent.
Psalms 38:11My lovers and my friends over-against my plague stand. And my neighbours afar off have stood.
Psalms 118:10All nations have compassed me about, In the name of Jehovah I surely 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 →