God’s Word Translation
Psalms 88:8
8You have taken my friends far away from me. You made me disgusting to them. I’m shut in, and I can’t get out.
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
6You have put me in the bottom of the pit—in deep, dark places. 7Your rage lies heavily on me. You make all your waves pound on me. Selah You have taken my friends far away from me. You made me disgusting to them. I’m shut in, and I can’t get out. 9My eyes grow weak because of my suffering. All day long I call out to you, O Lord. I stretch out my hands to you ⌞in prayer⌟. 10Will you perform miracles for those who are dead? Will the spirits of the dead rise and give thanks to you? Selah
Read all of Psalms 88Psalms 88:8 word by word
הִרְחַ֥קְתָּ מְיֻדָּעַ֗י מִ֫מֶּ֥נִּי שַׁתַּ֣נִי תוֹעֵב֣וֹת לָ֑מוֹ כָּ֝לֻ֗א וְלֹ֣א אֵצֵֽא׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 88:8
- Psalms 88:18You have taken my loved ones and friends far away from me. Darkness is my only friend!
- Psalms 31:11I have become a disgrace because of all my opponents. I have become someone dreaded by my friends, even by my neighbors. Those who see me on the street run away from me.
- Psalms 143:4That is why I begin to lose hope and my heart is in a state of shock.
- 1 Samuel 23:18Both of them made a pledge in the Lord’s presence. David stayed in Horesh, and Jonathan went home.
- Job 19:13“My brothers stay far away from me. My friends are complete strangers to me.
- John 11:57(The chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that whoever knew where Jesus was should tell them so that they could arrest him.)
- Isaiah 49:7The Lord is the defender of Israel, its Holy One. This is what the Lord says to the despised one, to the one scorned by the nation, to the slave of rulers: Kings will see ⌞you⌟ and stand. Princes will see ⌞you⌟ and bow. The Lord is faithful. The Holy One of Israel has chosen you.
- Isaiah 63:3“I have trampled alone in the winepress. No one was with me. In my anger I trampled on people. In my wrath I stomped on them. Their blood splattered my clothes so all my clothing has been stained.
- Zechariah 11:8I got rid of three shepherds in one month. I became impatient with the sheep, and they also became disgusted with me.
- Matthew 27:21The governor asked them, “Which of the two do you want me to free for you?” They said, “Barabbas.”
- John 15:23The person who hates me also hates my Father.
- Job 12:14When he tears ⌞something⌟ down, it cannot be rebuilt. When he puts someone in prison, that person cannot be freed.
- Job 19:8“God has blocked my path so that I can’t go on. He has made my paths dark.
- Lamentations 3:7He has blocked me so that I can’t get out. He has put heavy chains on me.
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
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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
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