Psalms 88:4

88:3 For my soul is full of troubles: and my life draweth nigh unto the grave.

I am counted with them that go down into the pit: I am as a man that hath no strength:

KJV

I am counted among those who go down into the pit. I am like a man who has no help,

I am counted with them that go down into the pit: I am as a man that hath no strength:

I am counted with them that go down into the pit: I am as a man that has no strength:

88:5 Free among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, whom thou rememberest no more: and they are cut off from thy hand. from: or, by

What does Psalms 88:4 mean?

Psalms 88:4 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include חָשַׁב (châshab), יָרַד (yârad), בּוֹר (bôwr).

Hebrew interlinear

countedחָשַׁבchâshab/khaw-shab'/H2803properly, to plait or interpenetrate, i.e. (literally) to weave or (generally) to fabricate; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a malicious sense); hence (from the mental effort) to think, regard, value, compute

with

them

that

downיָרַדyârad/yaw-rad'/H3381to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)

into

the

pit:בּוֹרbôwr/bore/H953a pit hole (especially one used as a cistern or a prison)

manגֶּבֶרgeber/gheh'-ber/H1397properly, a valiant man or warrior; generally, a person simply

that

hath

strength:אֱיָלʼĕyâl/eh-yawl'/H353strength

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 88:4 say?

Psalms 88:4 (King James Version) reads: "I am counted with them that go down into the pit: I am as a man that hath no strength:"

Is Psalms 88:4 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 88:4 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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