Psalms 88:8

Psalms 88:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thou hast put away mine acquaintance far from me; thou hast made me an abomination unto them: I am shut up, and I cannot come forth.
• New International Version (NIV)You have taken from me my closest friends and have made me repulsive to them. I am confined and cannot escape;
• English Standard Version (ESV)You have caused my companions to shun me; you have made me a horror to them. I am shut in so that I cannot escape;
• New King James Version (NKJV)You have put away my acquaintances far from me; You have made me an abomination to them; I am shut up, and I cannot get out;

Context of Psalms 88:8

6Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, In dark places, in the deeps. 7Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, And thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves. [Selah Thou hast put mine acquaintance far from me; Thou hast made me an abomination unto them: I am shut up, and I cannot come forth. 9Mine eye wasteth away by reason of affliction: I have called daily upon thee, O Jehovah; I have spread forth my hands unto thee. 10Wilt thou show wonders to the dead? Shall they that are deceased arise and praise thee? [Selah

Psalms 88:8 word by word

הִרְחַ֥קְתָּ מְיֻדָּעַ֗י מִ֫מֶּ֥נִּי שַׁתַּ֣נִי תוֹעֵב֣וֹת לָ֑מוֹ כָּ֝לֻ֗א וְלֹ֣א אֵצֵֽא׃Read the interlinear

Cross-references for Psalms 88:8

• Psalms 88:18Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, And mine acquaintance into darkness.
• Psalms 31:11Because of all mine adversaries I am become a reproach, Yea, unto my neighbors exceedingly, And a fear to mine acquaintance: They that did see me without fled from me.
• Psalms 143:4Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; My heart within me is desolate.
• 1 Samuel 23:18And they two made a covenant before Jehovah: and David abode in the wood, and Jonathan went to his house.
• Job 19:13He hath put my brethren far from me, And mine acquaintance are wholly estranged from me.
• John 11:57Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given commandment, that, if any man knew where he was, he should show it, that they might take him.
• Isaiah 49:7Thus saith Jehovah, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers: Kings shall see and arise; princes, and they shall worship; because of Jehovah that is faithful, even the Holy One of Israel, who hath chosen thee.
• Isaiah 63:3I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the peoples there was no man with me: yea, I trod them in mine anger, and trampled them in my wrath; and their lifeblood is sprinkled upon my garments, and I have stained all my raiment.
• Zechariah 11:8And I cut off the three shepherds in one month; for my soul was weary of them, and their soul also loathed me.
• Matthew 27:21But the governor answered and said unto them, Which of the two will ye that I release unto you? And they said, Barabbas.
• John 15:23He that hateth me hateth my Father also.
• Job 12:14Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again; He shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.
• Job 19:8He hath walled up my way that I cannot pass, And hath set darkness in my paths.
• Lamentations 3:7He hath walled me about, that I cannot go forth; he hath made my chain heavy.

Commentaries on Psalms 88:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Thou hast made me an abonmination - This verse has been supposed to express the state of a leper, who, because of the infectious nature of his disease, is separated from his family - is abominable to all, and at last shut up in a separate house, whence he does not come out to mingle with society.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Thou hast put away mine acquaintance far from me - The same ground of complaint, or expression of the depth of affliction, occurs elsewhere, Psalm 31:11; Psalm 38:11; Psalm 69:8. See also Job 19:13-17. Thou hast made me an abomination unto them - As something which they would avoid, or from which they would revolt and turn away - as we turn away from the body of a dead man, or from an offensive object. The word means properly an object to be detested or…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-12In his second charge, the psalmist claims that God has isolated him and caused his loneliness (compare Psalms 31:11; 38:11). In that culture, loneliness was a curse because relationships mattered more than personal success.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. Both cut off from sympathy and made hateful to friends (Psa 31:11).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 88:8

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Friends
• Friendship

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Commentaries on Psalms 88

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings