Psalm 88:8

Translations

Modern

You have removed my friends from me; You have made me repulsive to them; I am confined and cannot escape.

Traditional

Thou hast put away mine acquaintance far from me; thou hast made me an abomination unto them: I am shut up, and I cannot come forth.

Literal

You have put my acquaintances far from me; You have made me loathsome to them; I am shut in, and I cannot go forth.

Latin

Longe fecisti notos meos a me; posuerunt me abominationem sibi. Traditus sum, et non egrediebar;

Original

Hebrew

English

You have removed my friends from me; You have made me repulsive to them; I am confined and cannot escape.

Notes

Psalms 88:8–12

In his second charge, the psalmist claims that God has isolated him and caused his loneliness (compare Psalms 31:11; 38:11). In that culture, loneliness was a curse because relationships mattered more than personal success.

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 31:11
Among all my enemies I am a disgrace, and among my neighbors even more. I am dreaded by my friends—they flee when they see me on the street.
Job 30:10
They abhor me and keep far from me; they do not hesitate to spit in my face.
Isaiah 49:7
Thus says the LORD, the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel, to Him who was despised and abhorred by the nation, to the Servant of rulers: “Kings will see You and rise, and princes will bow down, because of the LORD, who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen You.”
Zechariah 11:8
And in one month I dismissed three shepherds. My soul grew impatient with the flock, and their souls also detested me.
John 15:23–24
Whoever hates Me hates My Father as well.
Job 19:13–19
He has removed my brothers from me; my acquaintances have abandoned me.
Lamentations 3:7–9
He has walled me in so I cannot escape; He has weighed me down with chains.
Isaiah 63:3
“I have trodden the winepress alone, and no one from the nations was with Me. I trampled them in My anger and trod them down in My fury; their blood spattered My garments, and all My clothes were stained.
Jeremiah 32:2
At that time the army of the king of Babylon was besieging Jerusalem, and Jeremiah the prophet was imprisoned in the courtyard of the guard, which was in the palace of the king of Judah.
Job 19:8
He has blocked my way so I cannot pass; He has veiled my paths with darkness.
John 11:57
But the chief priests and Pharisees had given orders that anyone who knew where He was must report it, so that they could arrest Him.
Psalm 142:4
Look to my right and see; no one attends to me. There is no refuge for me; no one cares for my soul.

Glossary

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

Topics

Afflictions and Adversities: Forsaken by Friends in David Afflictions and Adversities: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Friends: False Friends: David's Friends Were False to David Friendship: General Scriptures Concerning

Psalm 88:8

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