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

3Let my prayer come before You. Turn Your ear to my cry. 4For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol. I am counted with those who go down into the Pit. I have become as one with no strength— 6abandoned among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, whom You remember no more— cut off from Your hand. 7You have laid me in the lowest places, in dark places, in the depths.

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 14:9Sheol from below is excited about you, to meet you at your coming! He stirs up the dead spirits for you, even the chief ones of the earth. He makes all the kings of the nations rise up from their thrones.
• Isaiah 38:10I said: “In the prime of my life, I am to enter the gates of Sheol. I am deprived of the rest of my years.”
• Ezekiel 32:18“Son of man, wail over Egypt’s throng. Bring them down —her and the daughters of lofty nations, to the underworld, to those who go down to the pit.
• Psalms 136:23He remembered us in our lowly estate, for His lovingkindness endures forever,
• Genesis 8:1Then God remembered Noah and all the wild animals and all the livestock that were with him in the ark. So God caused a wind to pass over the land and the water subsided.
• Genesis 19:29So it was, as God destroyed the cities of the surrounding area, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the upheaval, when He demolished the cities where Lot had dwelt.
• Psalms 88:16From my youth I have been afflicted and close to death. I suffer Your terrors—I am desperate!
• Psalms 31:22Blessed be Adonai, for He has shown me His wonderful love in a besieged city.
• Job 6:9that God would be willing to crush me, to release His hand, and cut me off!
• Job 11:10“If He comes by and imprisons, or convenes a court, who can prevent Him?
• Isaiah 53:8Because of oppression and judgment He was taken away. As for His generation, who considered? For He was cut off from the land of the living, for the transgression of my people— the stroke was theirs

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