Psalms 88:18

88:17 They came round about me daily like water; they compassed me about together. daily: or, all the day

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

KJV

You have put lover and friend far from me, and my friends into darkness.

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

Lover and friend have you put far from me, and my acquaintance into darkness.

What does Psalms 88:18 mean?

Psalms 88:18 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אָהַב (ʼâhab), רֵעַ (rêaʻ), רָחַק (râchaq).

Hebrew interlinear

Loverאָהַבʼâhab/aw-hab'/H157to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)

and

friendרֵעַrêaʻ/ray'-ah/H7453an associate (more or less close)

hast

thou

put

farרָחַקrâchaq/raw-khak'/H7368to widen (in any direction), i.e. (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively, of place or relation)

from

me,

and

mine

acquaintanceיָדַעyâdaʻ/yaw-dah'/H3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)

into

darkness.מַחְשָׁךְmachshâk/makh-shawk'/H4285darkness; concretely, a dark place

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 88:18.

Leviticus 19:18

Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 88:18 say?

Psalms 88:18 (King James Version) reads: "Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, and mine acquaintance into darkness."

Is Psalms 88:18 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 88:18 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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