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 fury lieth hard upon me, and thou hast afflicted [me] with all thy waves. Selah. Thou hast put my familiar friends far from me; thou hast made me an abomination unto them: I am shut up, and I cannot come forth. 9Mine eye consumeth by reason of affliction. Upon thee, Jehovah, have I called every day; I have stretched out my hands unto thee. 10Wilt thou do wonders to the dead? shall the shades 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 associate hast thou put far from me: my familiar friends are darkness.
• Psalms 31:11More than to all mine oppressors, I am become exceedingly a reproach, even to my neighbours, and a fear to mine acquaintance: they that see me without flee from me.
• Psalms 143:4And my spirit is 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 quite estranged from me.
• John 11:57Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given commandment that if any one knew where he was, he should make it known, that they might take him.
• Isaiah 49:7Thus saith Jehovah, the Redeemer of Israel, his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to the servant of rulers: Kings shall see and arise, princes, and they shall worship, because of Jehovah who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who hath chosen thee.
• Isaiah 63:3I have trodden the winepress alone, and of the peoples not a man was with me; and I have trodden them in mine anger, and trampled them in my fury; and their blood is sprinkled upon my garments, and I have stained all mine apparel.
• Zechariah 11:8And I destroyed three shepherds in one month; and my soul was vexed with them, and their soul also loathed me.
• Matthew 27:21And the governor answering said to them, Which of the two will ye that I release unto you? And they said, Barabbas.
• John 15:23He that hates me hates also my Father.
• Job 12:14Behold, he breaketh down, and it is not built again; he shutteth up a man, and there is no opening.
• Job 19:8He hath hedged up my way that I cannot pass, and he hath set darkness in my paths.
• Lamentations 3:7He hath hedged me about that I cannot get out: 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