Psalms 88:5

Psalms 88:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Free among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, whom thou rememberest no more: and they are cut off from thy hand.
• New International Version (NIV)I am set apart with the dead, like the slain who lie in the grave, whom you remember no more, who are cut off from your care.
• English Standard Version (ESV)like one set loose among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, like those whom you remember no more, for they are cut off from your hand.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Adrift among the dead, Like the slain who lie in the grave, Whom You remember no more, And who are cut off from Your hand.

Context of Psalms 88:5

3For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol. 4I am counted among those descending to the Pit. I am like a man without strength. I am forsaken among the dead, like the slain who lie in the grave, whom You remember no more, who are cut off from Your care. 6You have laid me in the lowest Pit, in the darkest of the depths. 7Your wrath weighs heavily upon me; all Your waves have submerged me. Selah

Psalms 88:5 word by word

בַּמֵּתִ֗ים חָ֫פְשִׁ֥י כְּמ֤וֹ חֲלָלִ֨ים׀ שֹׁ֥כְבֵי קֶ֗בֶר אֲשֶׁ֤ר לֹ֣א זְכַרְתָּ֣ם ע֑וֹד וְ֝הֵ֗מָּה מִיָּדְךָ֥ נִגְזָֽרוּ׃Read the interlinear

• I am forsakenחׇפְשִׁיchophshîy · freeH2670
• among the deadמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• likeכְּמוֹkemô kâmô · likeH3644
• the slainחָלָלchâlâl · slain: killedH2491
• who lieשָׁכַבshâkab · to lie down: be deadH7901
• in the graveקֶ֫בֶרqeber qibrâh · graveH6913
• whomאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• Youלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• rememberזָכַרzâkar · to rememberH2142
• no moreעוֹד‛ôd ‛ôd · stillH5750
• whoהֵ֫מָּהhêm hêmmâh · they(masc.)H1992
• are cut offגָּזַרgâzar · to cutH1504
• from Your careיָדyâd · handH3027

Cross-references for Psalms 88:5

• Isaiah 14:9Sheol beneath is eager to meet you upon your arrival. It stirs the spirits of the dead to greet you— all the rulers of the earth. It makes all the kings of the nations rise from their thrones.
• Isaiah 38:10I said, “In the prime of my life I must go through the gates of Sheol and be deprived of the remainder of my years.”
• Ezekiel 32:18“Son of man, wail for the multitudes of Egypt, and consign her and the daughters of the mighty nations to the depths of the earth with those who descend to the Pit:
• Psalms 136:23He remembered us in our low estate His loving devotion endures forever.
• Genesis 8:1But God remembered Noah and all the animals and livestock that were with him in the ark. And God sent a wind over the earth, and the waters began to subside.
• Genesis 19:29So when God destroyed the cities of the plain, He remembered Abraham, and He brought Lot out of the catastrophe that destroyed the cities where he had lived.
• Psalms 88:16Your wrath has swept over me; Your terrors have destroyed me.
• Psalms 31:22In my alarm I said, “I am cut off from Your sight!” But You heard my plea for mercy when I called to You for help.
• Job 6:9that God would be willing to crush me, to unleash His hand and cut me off!
• Job 11:10If He comes along to imprison you, or convenes a court, who can stop Him?
• Isaiah 53:8By oppression and judgment He was taken away, and who can recount His descendants? For He was cut off from the land of the living; He was stricken for the transgression of My people.

Commentaries on Psalms 88:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Free among the dead - צפשי במתים bammethim chophshi, I rather think, means stripped among the dead. Both the fourth and fifth verses seem to allude to a field of battle: the slain and the wounded, are found scattered over the plain; the spoilers come among them, and strip, not only the dead, but those also who appear to be mortally wounded, and cannot recover, and are so feeble as not to be able to resist. Hence the psalmist says, "I am counted with them…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Free among the dead - Luther renders this, “I lie forgotten among the dead.” DeWette renders it, “Pertaining to the dead - (den Todten angehorend) - stricken down, like the slain, I lie in the grave,” and explains it as meaning, “I am as good as dead.” The word rendered “free” - חפשׁי chophshı̂y - means properly, according to Gesenius (Lexicon), (1) prostrate, weak, feeble; (2) free, as opposed to a slave or a captive; (3) free from public taxes or…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-5The psalmist calls on the Lord for salvation.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. Free ... dead--Cut off from God's care, as are the slain, who, falling under His wrath, are left, no longer sustained by His hand.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 88:5

• Afflictions and Adversities

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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