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

6You have put me in the lowest pit, In dark places, in the depths. 7Your wrath has rested upon me, And You have afflicted me with all Your waves. Selah You have removed my acquaintances far from me; You have made me an object of loathing to them; I am shut up and cannot go out. 9My eye grows dim from misery; I have called upon You every day, Lord; I have spread out my hands to You. 10Will You perform wonders for the dead? Or will the departed spirits rise and praise You? Selah

Psalms 88:8 word by word

הִרְחַ֥קְתָּ מְיֻדָּעַ֗י מִ֫מֶּ֥נִּי שַׁתַּ֣נִי תוֹעֵב֣וֹת לָ֑מוֹ כָּ֝לֻ֗א וְלֹ֣א אֵצֵֽא׃Read the interlinear

• You have removedרָחַקrâchaq · to removeH7368
• my acquaintancesיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• You have madeשִׁיתshîyth · to set: makeH7896
• objectתּוֹעֵבַהtô‛êbah tô‛êbah · abominationH8441
• shutכָּלָאkâlâ' · to restrainH3607
• and cannotלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• goיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• outיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318

Cross-references for Psalms 88:8

• Psalms 88:18You have removed lover and friend far from me; My acquaintances are in a hiding place.
• Psalms 31:11Because of all my adversaries, I have become a disgrace, Especially to my neighbors, And an object of dread to my acquaintances; Those who see me in the street flee from me.
• Psalms 143:4Therefore my spirit feels weak within me; My heart is appalled within me.
• 1 Samuel 23:18So the two of them made a covenant before the Lord; and David stayed at Horesh, while Jonathan went to his house.
• Job 19:13“He has removed my brothers far from me, And my acquaintances have completely turned away from me.
• John 11:57Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that if anyone knew where He was, he was to report it, so that they might arrest Him.
• Isaiah 49:7This is what the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel and its Holy One, Says to the despised One, To the One abhorred by the nation, To the Servant of rulers: “Kings will see and arise, Princes will also bow down, Because of the Lord who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel who has chosen You.”
• Isaiah 63:3“I have trodden the wine trough alone, And from the peoples there was no one with Me. I also trod them in My anger And trampled them in My wrath; And their lifeblood is sprinkled on My garments, And I stained all My clothes.
• Zechariah 11:8Then I did away with the three shepherds in one month, for my soul was impatient with them, and their soul also was tired of me.
• Matthew 27:21And the governor said to them, “Which of the two do you want me to release for you?” And they said, “Barabbas.”
• John 15:23The one who hates Me hates My Father also.
• Job 12:14Behold, He tears down, and it cannot be rebuilt; He imprisons a person, and there is no release.
• Job 19:8He has blocked my way so that I cannot pass, And He has put darkness on my paths.
• Lamentations 3:7He has walled me in so that I cannot go out; He has 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