Psalms 88:9

Psalms 88:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Mine eye mourneth by reason of affliction: Lord, I have called daily upon thee, I have stretched out my hands unto thee.
• New International Version (NIV)my eyes are dim with grief. I call to you, Lord, every day; I spread out my hands to you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)my eye grows dim through sorrow. Every day I call upon you, O Lord; I spread out my hands to you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)My eye wastes away because of affliction. Lord, I have called daily upon You; I have stretched out my hands to You.

Context of Psalms 88:9

7Your wrath weighs heavily upon me; all Your waves have submerged me. Selah 8You have removed my friends from me; You have made me repulsive to them; I am confined and cannot escape. My eyes grow dim with grief. I call to You daily, O LORD; I spread out my hands to You. 10Do You work wonders for the dead? Do departed spirits rise up to praise You? Selah 11Can Your loving devotion be proclaimed in the grave, Your faithfulness in Abaddon?

Psalms 88:9 word by word

עֵינִ֥י דָאֲבָ֗ה מִנִּ֫י עֹ֥נִי קְרָאתִ֣יךָ יְהוָ֣ה בְּכָל־י֑וֹם שִׁטַּ֖חְתִּי אֵלֶ֣יךָ כַפָּֽי׃Read the interlinear

• My eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• grow dimדָּאֵבdâ'ab · to languishH1669
• withמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
• griefעֳנִי‛ŏnîy · afflictionH6040
• I call to Youקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call toH7121
• dailyכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• dailyיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• O LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• I spread outשָׁטַחshâţach · to spreadH7849
• my handsכַּףkaph · palmH3709
• to Youאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413

Cross-references for Psalms 88:9

• Psalms 38:10My heart pounds, my strength fails, and even the light of my eyes has faded.
• Psalms 42:3My tears have been my food both day and night, while men ask me all day long, “Where is your God?”
• Psalms 102:9For I have eaten ashes like bread and mixed my drink with tears
• Job 16:20My friends are my scoffers as my eyes pour out tears to God.
• Job 17:7My eyes have grown dim with grief, and my whole body is but a shadow.
• Lamentations 3:48Streams of tears flow from my eyes over the destruction of the daughter of my people.
• John 11:35Jesus wept.
• Psalms 88:1O LORD, the God of my salvation, day and night I cry out before You.
• Psalms 55:17Morning, noon, and night, I cry out in distress, and He hears my voice.
• Psalms 86:3Be merciful to me, O Lord, for I call to You all day long.
• Psalms 44:20If we had forgotten the name of our God or spread out our hands to a foreign god,
• Psalms 68:31Envoys will arrive from Egypt; Cush will stretch out her hands to God.
• Psalms 143:6I stretch out my hands to You; my soul thirsts for You like a parched land. Selah
• Ezekiel 17:11Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
• Job 11:13As for you, if you direct your heart and lift up your hands to Him,

Commentaries on Psalms 88:9

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Mine eye mourneth by reason of affliction - I weep; my eye pours out tears. Literally, My eye pines away, or decays. Compare Job 16:20, note; Isaiah 38:3, note; Psalm 6:6, note. Lord, I have called daily upon thee - That is, I have prayed earnestly and long, but I have received no answer. I have stretched out my hands unto thee - I have spread out my hands in the attitude of prayer. The idea is that of earnest supplication.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. 99. Mine eye mourneth--literally, "decays," or fails, denoting exhaustion (Psa 6:7; 31:9). I ... called--(Psa 86:5, 7). stretched out--for help (Psa 44:20).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 88:9

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Death
• Prayer

In the dictionaries

• Acquaintance
• Heman
• Job, Book of
• Leannoth
• Music, Instrumental
• Prayer
• Psalms
• Ready
• Eye
• Ezrahite

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