Psalms 88:17

88:16 Thy fierce wrath goeth over me; thy terrors have cut me off.

They came round about me daily like water; they compassed me about together. daily: or, all the day

KJV

They came around me like water all day long. They completely engulfed me.

They came round about me daily like water; they compassed me about together.

88:18 Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, and mine acquaintance into darkness.

What does Psalms 88:17 mean?

Psalms 88:17 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include סָבַב (çâbab), יוֹם (yôwm), מַיִם (mayim).

Hebrew interlinear

They

came

round

aboutסָבַבçâbab/saw-bab'/H5437to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively

dailyיוֹםyôwm/yome/H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)

water;מַיִםmayim/mah'-yim/H4325water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen

they

compassedנָקַףnâqaph/naw-kaf'/H5362to strike with more or less violence (beat, fell, corrode); by implication (of attack) to knock together, i.e. surround or circulate

about

together.יַחַדyachad/yakh'-ad/H3162properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedly

daily:

or,

all

the

day

Topics

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 88:17.

Genesis 7:10

And it came to pass after seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth. after: or, on the seventh day

Genesis 7:17

And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lift up above the earth.

Joshua 6:11

So the ark of the LORD compassed the city, going about it once: and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp.

Joshua 6:3

And ye shall compass the city, all ye men of war, and go round about the city once. Thus shalt thou do six days.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 88:17 say?

Psalms 88:17 (King James Version) reads: "They came round about me daily like water; they compassed me about together. daily: or, all the day"

Is Psalms 88:17 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 88:17 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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