Psalms 88:7

88:6 Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, in darkness, in the deeps.

Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, and thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves. Selah.

KJV

Your wrath lies heavily on me. You have afflicted me with all your waves. Selah.

Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, and thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves. Selah.

Your wrath lies hard on me, and you have afflicted me with all your waves. Selah.

88:8 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.

What does Psalms 88:7 mean?

Psalms 88:7 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include חֵמָה (chêmâh), סָמַךְ (çâmak), עָנָה (ʻânâh).

Hebrew interlinear

Thy

wrathחֵמָהchêmâh/khay-maw'/H2534heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever)

lieth

hardסָמַךְçâmak/saw-mak'/H5564to prop (literally or figuratively); reflexively, to lean upon or take hold of (in a favorable or unfavorable sense)

upon

me,

and

thou

hast

afflictedעָנָהʻânâh/aw-naw'/H6031to depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive (in various applications, as follows)

with

all

thy

waves.מִשְׁבָּרmishbâr/mish-bawr'/H4867a breaker (of the sea)

Selah.סֶלָהçelâh/seh'-law/H5542suspension (of music), i.e. pause

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 88:7.

Psalms 59:13

Consume them in wrath, consume them, that they may not be: and let them know that God ruleth in Jacob unto the ends of the earth. Selah.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 88:7 say?

Psalms 88:7 (King James Version) reads: "Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, and thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves. Selah."

Is Psalms 88:7 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 88:7 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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