Psalms 88:4

Psalms 88:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I am counted with them that go down into the pit: I am as a man that hath no strength:
• New International Version (NIV)I am counted among those who go down to the pit; I am like one without strength.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I am counted among those who go down to the pit; I am a man who has no strength,
• New King James Version (NKJV)I am counted with those who go down to the pit; I am like a man who has no strength,

Context of Psalms 88:4

2Now hear my prayer; listen to my cry. 3For my life is full of troubles, and death draws near. I am as good as dead, like a strong man with no strength left. 5They have left me among the dead, and I lie like a corpse in a grave. I am forgotten, cut off from your care. 6You have thrown me into the lowest pit, into the darkest depths.

Psalms 88:4 word by word

נֶ֭חְשַׁבְתִּי עִם־י֣וֹרְדֵי ב֑וֹר הָ֝יִ֗יתִי כְּגֶ֣בֶר אֵֽין־אֱיָֽל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• I am countedחָשַׁבchâshab · to devise: countH2803
• with them that go downיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
• into the pitבּוֹרbôr · pitH953
• I am as a manגָּבֶרgeber · great manH1397
• no strengthאֱיָל'ĕyâl · strengthH353

Cross-references for Psalms 88:4

• Psalms 28:1I pray to you, O Lord, my rock. Do not turn a deaf ear to me. For if you are silent, I might as well give up and die.
• Psalms 30:9“What will you gain if I die, if I sink into the grave? Can my dust praise you? Can it tell of your faithfulness?
• Psalms 143:7Come quickly, Lord, and answer me, for my depression deepens. Don’t turn away from me, or I will die.
• Job 17:1“My spirit is crushed, and my life is nearly snuffed out. The grave is ready to receive me.
• Isaiah 38:17Yes, this anguish was good for me, for you have rescued me from death and forgiven all my sins.
• Ezekiel 26:20I will send you to the pit to join those who descended there long ago. Your city will lie in ruins, buried beneath the earth, like those in the pit who have entered the world of the dead. You will have no place of respect here in the land of the living.
• Jonah 2:6I sank down to the very roots of the mountains. I was imprisoned in the earth, whose gates lock shut forever. But you, O Lord my God, snatched me from the jaws of death!
• 2 Corinthians 1:9In fact, we expected to die. But as a result, we stopped relying on ourselves and learned to rely only on God, who raises the dead.
• Psalms 31:12I am ignored as if I were dead, as if I were a broken pot.
• Psalms 109:22For I am poor and needy, and my heart is full of pain.
• Romans 5:6When we were utterly helpless, Christ came at just the right time and died for us sinners.
• 2 Corinthians 13:4Although he was crucified in weakness, he now lives by the power of God. We, too, are weak, just as Christ was, but when we deal with you we will be alive with him and will have God’s power.

Commentaries on Psalms 88:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4I am counted with them, etc. - I am as good as dead; nearly destitute of life and hope.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4I am counted with them that go down into the pit - I am so near to death that I may be reckoned already as among the dead. It is so manifest to others that I must die - that my disease is mortal - that they already speak of me as dead. The word “pit” here means the grave - the same as Sheol in the previous verse. It means properly (1) a pit, (2) a cistern, Genesis 37:20, (3) a prison or dungeon, Isaiah 24:22, (4) the grave, Psalm 28:1; Psalm 30:4; Isaiah…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. 44. go ... pit--of destruction (Psa 28:1). as a man--literally, "a stout man," whose strength is utterly gone.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 88:4

• Afflictions and Adversities

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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