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

3There is a lot of trouble in my life. I feel that I am near to death. 4People see me as if I am already in my grave. I feel completely helpless. I am the same as people who have died. Their bodies already lie in their graves. You do not remember them any more You cannot use your power to help them. 6You have put me in the deep hole of death, far down in a very dark place. 7Your anger is very heavy on me. It is like the waves of the sea that knock me down.

Psalms 88:5 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Freeחׇפְשִׁיchophshîy · freeH2670
• among the deadמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• like the slainחָלָלchâlâl · slain: killedH2491
• that lieשָׁכַבshâkab · to lie down: be deadH7901
• in the graveקֶ֫בֶרqeber qibrâh · graveH6913
• whom thou rememberestזָכַרzâkar · to rememberH2142
• no more: and they are cut offגָּזַרgâzar · to cutH1504
• from thy handיָדyâd · handH3027

Cross-references for Psalms 88:5

• Isaiah 14:9The deep hole of death below the earth is ready to receive you! People there want to meet you. The spirits of those who ruled on the earth have heard that you are coming. They are standing up from their thrones.
• Isaiah 38:10I thought that I might die in the middle of my life. I thought that I would go into the deep hole of death, before I had lived all the years of my life.
• Ezekiel 32:18‘Son of man, weep for the many people of Egypt. Send them down to the place of dead people, deep under the ground. They will be there in their graves with the people of other powerful nations.
• Psalms 136:23The Lord thought about us when we were upset. He saved us from the power of our enemies. He gives food to everything that lives. So thank the Lord! His faithful love will always continue.
• Genesis 8:1Then God thought of Noah, and all the wild animals and the farm animals that were with him in the ship. He caused a wind to blow over the earth. As a result, the water began to go down.
• Genesis 19:29When God destroyed the cities of the valley, he saved Lot from that punishment. God remembered what Abraham had asked him. He took Lot away from the cities where he had lived. Then God destroyed those cities.
• Psalms 88:16Your anger is too much for me! You are attacking me and destroying me!
• Psalms 31:22When I was afraid, I said, ‘God is no longer with me!’ But I spoke too soon. When I called to you for help, you heard me and you answered me.
• Job 6:9I would like him to destroy me. He should kill me himself.
• Job 11:10God may catch you and put you in prison. He may accuse you in a court. Nobody can stop him doing that.
• Isaiah 53:8They spoke lies to accuse him in court. Then they led him away to kill him. And nobody at that time said that it was wrong. His life in this world quickly came to an end. And it was the sins of our own people that caused him to die.

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

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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