Psalms 88:9 - Forerunner Commentary

Psalms 88:9

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

11 Shall Your lovingkindness be declared in the grave?
Or Your faithfulness in the place of destruction?

12 Shall Your wonders be known in the dark?
And Your righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?

13 But to You I have cried out, O Lord,
And in the morning my prayer comes before You.

14 Lord, why do You cast off my soul?
Why do You hide Your face from me?

15 I have been afflicted and ready to die from my youth;
I suffer Your terrors;
I am distraught.

16 Your fierce wrath has gone over me;
Your terrors have¹ cut me off.

Verse Comparison: Psalms 88:9

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American Standard Version
Mine eye wasteth away by reason of affliction: I have called daily upon thee, O Jehovah; I have spread forth my hands unto thee.

Amplified® Bible
My eye grows dim because of sorrow {and} affliction. Lord, I have called daily on You; I have spread forth my hands to You.

Contemporary English Version
and I am almost blind because of my sorrow. Each day I lift my hands in prayer to you, LORD.

Darby English Version
Mine eye consumeth by reason of affliction. Upon thee, Jehovah, have I called every day; I have stretched out my hands unto thee.

Good News Bible
my eyes are weak from suffering. LORD, every day I call to you and lift my hands to you in prayer.

King James Version
Mine eye mourneth by reason of affliction: LORD, I have called daily upon thee, I have stretched out my hands unto thee.

New American Standard Bible
My eye has wasted away because of affliction; I have called upon You every day, O LORD; I have spread out my hands to You.

New International Version
my eyes are dim with grief.
I call to you, O LORD, every day;
I spread out my hands to you.

New King James Version
My eye wastes away because of affliction. LORD, I have called daily upon You;
I have stretched out my hands to You.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
My eye has wasted away because of affliction; I have called upon You every day, O LORD; I have spread out my hands to You.

Revised Standard Version
my eye grows dim through sorrow. Every day I call upon thee, O LORD; I spread out my hands to thee.

Young's Literal Translation
Mine eye hath grieved because of affliction, I called Thee, O Jehovah, all the day, I have spread out unto Thee my hands.

New English Translation
My eyes grow weak because of oppression. I call out to you, O Lord, all day long; I spread out my hands in prayer to you.¹

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