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 anger is very heavy on me. It is like the waves of the sea that knock me down. 8You have caused my best friends to keep away from me. They do not even want to look at me. A trap has caught me and I cannot escape. My eyes have become weak because I am so sad. Lord, every day I call to you for help. I lift my hands up to you as I pray. 10Your great miracles do not help dead people! Dead people cannot get up and praise you! Selah. 11People in their graves cannot talk about your faithful love! In the world of death, they cannot say how faithful you are.

Psalms 88:9 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Mine eyeעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• mournethדָּאֵבdâ'ab · to languishH1669
• by reason of afflictionעֳנִי‛ŏnîy · afflictionH6040
• Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• I have calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call toH7121
• dailyיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• upon thee, I have stretched outשָׁטַחshâţach · to spreadH7849
• my handsכַּףkaph · palmH3709

Cross-references for Psalms 88:9

• Psalms 38:10My heart beats very fast, and my strength is leaving me. Even my eyes can no longer see properly.
• Psalms 42:3All day and all night I weep. My tears are my only food! My enemies say to me all the time, ‘Where is your God?’
• Psalms 102:9Because you are so angry with me, I eat ashes as my food. My tears drop into the water that I drink. It seems that you have picked me up, and then you have thrown me away.
• Job 16:20My friends have turned against me. I cry with many tears as I pray to God.
• Job 17:7I have cried so much that my eyes have become weak. My body is so thin that I am like a shadow.
• Lamentations 3:48I weep, and my eyes are red with all my tears. It is because the enemy has killed my people.
• John 11:35Jesus wept.
• Psalms 88:1Lord, you are the God who rescues me. I call out to you in the day, and I pray for help at night.
• Psalms 55:17I will weep and cry to him, morning, noon and night. He will listen to what I say.
• Psalms 86:3My Lord, be kind to me. All through the day, I am calling to you for help.
• Psalms 44:20We might have turned against you, our God, and worshipped a strange god.
• Psalms 68:31Egypt's leaders will come with gifts. People will come from Cush and they will agree to serve God.
• Psalms 143:6I raise my hands to pray to you. I need you to help me, like dry ground needs rain. Selah
• Ezekiel 17:11Then the Lord gave this message to me:
• Job 11:13As for you, Job, you should be faithful to God. Raise your hands and pray to God.

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