Psalms 88:5

Psalms 88:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Free among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, whom thou rememberest no more: and they are cut off from thy hand.
• New International Version (NIV)I am set apart with the dead, like the slain who lie in the grave, whom you remember no more, who are cut off from your care.
• English Standard Version (ESV)like one set loose among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, like those whom you remember no more, for they are cut off from your hand.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Adrift among the dead, Like the slain who lie in the grave, Whom You remember no more, And who are cut off from Your hand.

Context of Psalms 88:5

3For my life is full of troubles, and death draws near. 4I am as good as dead, like a strong man with no strength left. They 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. 7Your anger weighs me down; with wave after wave you have engulfed me. Interlude

Psalms 88:5 word by word

בַּמֵּתִ֗ים חָ֫פְשִׁ֥י כְּמ֤וֹ חֲלָלִ֨ים׀ שֹׁ֥כְבֵי קֶ֗בֶר אֲשֶׁ֤ר לֹ֣א זְכַרְתָּ֣ם ע֑וֹד וְ֝הֵ֗מָּה מִיָּדְךָ֥ נִגְזָֽרוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Freeחׇפְשִׁיchophshîy · freeH2670
• among the deadמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• like the slainחָלָלchâlâl · slain: killedH2491
• that lieשָׁכַבshâkab · to lie down: be deadH7901
• in the graveקֶ֫בֶרqeber qibrâh · graveH6913
• whom thou rememberestזָכַרzâkar · to rememberH2142
• no more: and they are cut offגָּזַרgâzar · to cutH1504
• from thy handיָדyâd · handH3027

Cross-references for Psalms 88:5

• Isaiah 14:9“In the place of the dead there is excitement over your arrival. The spirits of world leaders and mighty kings long dead stand up to see you.
• Isaiah 38:10I said, “In the prime of my life, must I now enter the place of the dead? Am I to be robbed of the rest of my years?”
• Ezekiel 32:18“Son of man, weep for the hordes of Egypt and for the other mighty nations. For I will send them down to the world below in company with those who descend to the pit.
• Psalms 136:23He remembered us in our weakness. His faithful love endures forever.
• Genesis 8:1But God remembered Noah and all the wild animals and livestock with him in the boat. He sent a wind to blow across the earth, and the floodwaters began to recede.
• Genesis 19:29But God had listened to Abraham’s request and kept Lot safe, removing him from the disaster that engulfed the cities on the plain.
• Psalms 88:16Your fierce anger has overwhelmed me. Your terrors have paralyzed me.
• Psalms 31:22In panic I cried out, “I am cut off from the Lord!” But you heard my cry for mercy and answered my call for help.
• Job 6:9I wish he would crush me. I wish he would reach out his hand and kill me.
• Job 11:10If God comes and puts a person in prison or calls the court to order, who can stop him?
• Isaiah 53:8Unjustly condemned, he was led away. No one cared that he died without descendants, that his life was cut short in midstream. But he was struck down for the rebellion of my people.

Commentaries on Psalms 88:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Free among the dead - צפשי במתים bammethim chophshi, I rather think, means stripped among the dead. Both the fourth and fifth verses seem to allude to a field of battle: the slain and the wounded, are found scattered over the plain; the spoilers come among them, and strip, not only the dead, but those also who appear to be mortally wounded, and cannot recover, and are so feeble as not to be able to resist. Hence the psalmist says, "I am counted with them…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Free among the dead - Luther renders this, “I lie forgotten among the dead.” DeWette renders it, “Pertaining to the dead - (den Todten angehorend) - stricken down, like the slain, I lie in the grave,” and explains it as meaning, “I am as good as dead.” The word rendered “free” - חפשׁי chophshı̂y - means properly, according to Gesenius (Lexicon), (1) prostrate, weak, feeble; (2) free, as opposed to a slave or a captive; (3) free from public taxes or…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. 55. Free ... dead--Cut off from God's care, as are the slain, who, falling under His wrath, are left, no longer sustained by His hand.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 88:5

• 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