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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)My eyes are blinded by my tears. Each day I beg for your help, O Lord; I lift my hands to you for mercy.

Context of Psalms 88:9

7Your wrath lies heavily on me; you have overwhelmed me with all your waves. 8You have taken from me my closest friends and have made me repulsive to them. I am confined and cannot escape; my eyes are dim with grief. I call to you, Lord, every day; I spread out my hands to you. 10Do you show your wonders to the dead? Do their spirits rise up and praise you? 11Is your love declared in the grave, your faithfulness in Destruction?

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 pounds, my strength fails me; even the light has gone from my eyes.
• Psalms 42:3My tears have been my food day and night, while people say to me all day long, “Where is your God?”
• Psalms 102:9For I eat ashes as my food and mingle my drink with tears
• Job 16:20My intercessor is my friend as my eyes pour out tears to God;
• Job 17:7My eyes have grown dim with grief; my whole frame is but a shadow.
• Lamentations 3:48Streams of tears flow from my eyes because my people are destroyed.
• John 11:35Jesus wept.
• Psalms 88:1Lord, you are the God who saves me; day and night I cry out to you.
• Psalms 55:17Evening, morning and noon I cry out in distress, and he hears my voice.
• Psalms 86:3have mercy on me, Lord, for I call to you all day long.
• Psalms 44:20If we had forgotten the name of our God or spread out our hands to a foreign god,
• Psalms 68:31Envoys will come from Egypt; Cush will submit herself to God.
• Psalms 143:6I spread out my hands to you; I thirst for you like a parched land.
• Ezekiel 17:11Then the word of the Lord came to me:
• Job 11:13“Yet if you devote your heart to him and stretch out your hands to him,

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

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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