Psalm 88:15

Translations

Modern

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

Traditional

I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up: while I suffer thy terrors I am distracted.

Literal

I am afflicted and dying from my youth; I bear Your terrors; I am in despair.

Latin

Pauper sum ego, et in laboribus a juventute mea; exaltatus autem, humiliatus sum et conturbatus.

Original

Hebrew

English

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

Notes

Psalms 88:13–17

In his third charge, the psalmist accuses the Lord of rejecting him. The force and apparent cruelty of the psalmist’s suffering overwhelm him.

Psalms 88:1–18

In this lament, the psalmist sees himself as cast out from God’s presence. At first, he calls on the Lord. When he finds no relief from his suffering, he presents three charges against God (Psalm 88:6–7, 8–12, 13–17).

Theme notes and profiles

The Poor and Needy in the Psalms

Related verses

Job 6:4
For the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me; my spirit drinks in their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.
Luke 22:44
And in His anguish, He prayed more earnestly, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.
Isaiah 53:10
Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, and the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand.
Job 7:11–16
Therefore I will not restrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
Psalm 73:14
For I am afflicted all day long and punished every morning.
Zechariah 13:7
Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, against the man who is My Companion, declares the LORD of Hosts. Strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered, and I will turn My hand against the little ones.
Isaiah 53:3
He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not.
Job 17:1
“My spirit is broken; my days are extinguished; the grave awaits me.
Job 17:11–16
My days have passed; my plans are broken off—even the desires of my heart.
Psalm 22:14–15
I am poured out like water, and all my bones are disjointed. My heart is like wax; it melts away within me.

Glossary

Heman Korahite, Korathite Mahalath Leannoth Music Numbers, Book of Psalms, Book of Zerah

Topics

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