Psalm 88:6

Translations

Modern

You have laid me in the lowest Pit, in the darkest of the depths.

Traditional

Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, in darkness, in the deeps.

Literal

You have set me in the lowest Pit, in darkness in the depths.

Latin

Posuerunt me in lacu inferiori, in tenebrosis, et in umbra mortis.

Original

Hebrew

English

You have laid me in the lowest Pit, in the darkest of the depths.

Notes

Psalms 88:6–7

In his first complaint, the psalmist blames the Lord for his suffering. God’s overwhelming anger does not make sense to him.
The phrase the darkest of the depths might refer to:
- the place of the dead (Psalm 143:3; see Lamentations 3:6), or
- the deep sea (Psalms 68:22; 69:1–2).

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).

Related verses

Psalm 69:15
Do not let the floods engulf me or the depths swallow me up; let not the Pit close its mouth over me.
Psalm 86:13
For great is Your loving devotion to me; You have delivered me from the depths of Sheol.
Psalm 143:3
For the enemy has pursued my soul, crushing my life to the ground, making me dwell in darkness like those long since dead.
Psalm 40:2
He lifted me up from the pit of despair, out of the miry clay; He set my feet upon a rock, and made my footsteps firm.
Lamentations 3:2
He has driven me away and made me walk in darkness instead of light.
John 12:46
I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in Me should remain in darkness.
Deuteronomy 32:22
For a fire has been kindled by My anger, and it burns to the depths of Sheol; it consumes the earth and its produce, and scorches the foundations of the mountains.
Jude 1:6
And the angels who did not stay within their own domain but abandoned their proper dwelling—these He has kept in eternal chains under darkness, bound for judgment on that great day.
Lamentations 3:55
I called on Your name, O LORD, out of the depths of the Pit.
Psalm 130:1
A song of ascents. Out of the depths I cry to You, O LORD!
Jude 1:13
They are wild waves of the sea, foaming up their own shame; wandering stars, for whom blackest darkness has been reserved forever.
Proverbs 4:19
But the way of the wicked is like the darkest gloom; they do not know what makes them stumble.

Glossary

Hell Heman Korahite, Korathite Life Mahalath Leannoth Music Numbers, Book of Pit Place of the Dead Psalms, Book of Soul Zerah

Topics

Afflictions and Adversities: Dispensation of God Afflictions and Adversities: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To The Dead: A State of Deep Affliction

Psalm 88:6

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