Psalms 88:3 - Forerunner Commentary

Psalms 88:3

1 O Lord, ^aGod of my salvation,
I have cried out day and night before You.

2 Let my prayer come before You;
¹Incline Your ear to my cry.

3 For my soul is full of troubles,
And my life ^adraws near to the grave.

4 I am counted with those who ^ago down to the pit;
^bI am like a man who has no strength,

5 ¹Adrift among the dead,
Like the slain who lie in the grave,
Whom You remember no more,
And who are cut off from Your hand.

6 You have laid me in the lowest pit,
In darkness, in the depths.

7 Your wrath lies heavy upon me,
And You have afflicted me with all ^aYour waves. Selah

8 ^aYou have¹ put away my acquaintances far from me;
You have made me an abomination to them;
^bI am shut up, and I cannot get out;

9 My eye wastes away because of affliction.
^aLord, I have called daily upon You;
I have stretched out my hands to You.

10 Will You work wonders for the dead?
Shall¹ the dead arise and praise You? Selah

Verse Comparison: Psalms 88:3

American Standard Version
For my soul is full of troubles, And my life draweth nigh unto Sheol.

Amplified® Bible
For I am full of troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol (the place of the dead).

Contemporary English Version
I am deeply troubled and close to death;

Darby English Version
For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draweth nigh to Sheol.

Good News Bible
So many troubles have fallen on me that I am close to death.

King James Version
For my soul is full of troubles: and my life draweth nigh unto the grave.

New American Standard Bible
For my soul has had enough troubles, And my life has drawn near to Sheol.

New International Version
For my soul is full of trouble
and my life draws near the grave.

New King James Version
For my soul is full of troubles,
And my life draws near to the grave.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
For my soul has had enough troubles, And my life has drawn near to Sheol.

Revised Standard Version
For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol.

Young's Literal Translation
For my soul hath been full of evils, And my life hath come to Sheol.

New English Translation
For my life¹ is filled with troubles and I am ready to enter Sheol.²