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Psalms 88:13-18

Psalms 88

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13But to You, O LORD, I cry for help; in the morning my prayer comes before You.

14Why, O LORD, do You reject me? Why do You hide Your face from me?

15From my youth I was afflicted and near death. I have borne Your terrors; I am in despair.

16Your wrath has swept over me; Your terrors have destroyed me.

17All day long they engulf me like water; they enclose me on every side.

18You have removed my beloved and my friend; darkness is my closest companion.

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Verse 13

Cross-references

Psalms 5:3Classic cross-references Psalms 30:2Classic cross-references Psalms 55:17Classic cross-references Mark 1:35Classic cross-references Psalms 59:16Classic cross-references

Original words

Butוַאֲנִ֤י׀H589Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singularto Youאֵלֶ֣יךָH413Preposition | second person masculine singularO LORDיְהוָ֣הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularI cry for helpשִׁוַּ֑עְתִּיH7768Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singularin the morningוּ֝בַבֹּ֗קֶרH1242Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularmy prayerתְּֽפִלָּתִ֥יH8605Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularcomes before Youתְקַדְּמֶֽךָּ׃H6923Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | second person masculine singular

Verse 14

Cross-references

Job 13:24Classic cross-references Psalms 10:1Classic cross-references Psalms 13:1Classic cross-references Proverbs 18:14Classic cross-references Psalms 43:2Classic cross-references

Original words

Whyלָמָ֣הH4100InterrogativeO LORDיְ֭הוָהH3068Noun - proper - masculine singulardo You rejectתִּזְנַ֣חH2186Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularmeנַפְשִׁ֑יH5315Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularWhy do You hideתַּסְתִּ֖ירH5641Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singularYour faceפָּנֶ֣יךָH6440Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singularfrom meמִמֶּֽנִּי׃H4480Preposition | first person common singular

Verse 15

Cross-references

Job 6:4Classic cross-references Jeremiah 17:17Classic cross-references Psalms 31:10Classic cross-references Luke 22:44Classic cross-references Ruth 1:20Classic cross-references

Original words

From my youthמִנֹּ֑עַרH5290Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singularI [was]אֲנִ֣יH589Pronoun - first person common singularafflictedעָ֘נִ֤יH6041Adjective - masculine singularand near deathוְגֹוֵ֣עַH1478Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularI have borneנָשָׂ֖אתִיH5375Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularYour terrorsאֵמֶ֣יךָH367Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singularI am in despairאָפֽוּנָה׃H6323Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular

Verse 16

Cross-references

Psalms 31:22Classic cross-references Job 23:16Classic cross-references Revelation 6:17Classic cross-references

Original words

Your wrathחֲרוֹנֶ֑יךָH2740Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singularhas sweptעָבְר֣וּH5674Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralover meעָ֭לַיH5921Preposition | first person common singularYour terrorsבִּ֝עוּתֶ֗יךָH1161Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singularhave destroyed meצִמְּתוּתֻֽנִי׃H6789Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural | first person common singular

Verse 17

Cross-references

Psalms 118:11Classic cross-references Psalms 22:16Classic cross-references Psalms 118:10Classic cross-references Psalms 109:3Classic cross-references Psalms 116:3Classic cross-references

Original words

Allכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructday longהַיּ֑וֹםH3117Article | Noun - masculine singularthey engulf meסַבּ֣וּנִיH5437Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | first person common singularlike waterכַ֭מַּיִםH4325Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine pluralthey enclose meהִקִּ֖יפוּH5362Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common pluralonעָלַ֣יH5921Preposition | first person common singularevery sideיָֽחַד׃H3162Adverb

Verse 18

Cross-references

Psalms 142:4Classic cross-references Matthew 26:31Classic cross-references Psalms 88:8Classic cross-references Job 19:13Classic cross-references Proverbs 19:7Classic cross-references

Original words

You have removedהִרְחַ֣קְתָּH7368Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singularmyמִ֭מֶּנִּיH4480Preposition | first person common singularbelovedאֹהֵ֣בH157Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularand my friendוָרֵ֑עַH7453Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singulardarknessמַחְשָֽׁךְ׃H4285Noun - masculine singularis my closest companionמְֽיֻדָּעַ֥יH3045Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine plural construct | first person common singular

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