Psalms 88:15-18 in English

¹⁵ I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up: While I suffer thy terrors I am distracted.

¹⁶ Thy fierce wrath is gone over me; Thy terrors have cut me off.

¹⁷ They came round about me like water all the day long; They compassed me about together.

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

¹⁵ Justice and judgment are the establishment of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face.

¹⁶ Blessed is the people that knows the joyful sound: they shall walk, O Lord, in the light of thy countenance.

¹⁷ And in thy name shall they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted.

¹⁸ For thou art the boast of their strength; and in thy good pleasure shall our horn be exalted,

¹⁵ I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up: while I suffer thy terrors I am distracted.

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

¹⁷ They came round about me daily like water; they compassed me about together.

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

¹⁵ I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up: while I suffer thy terrors I am distracted.

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

¹⁷ They came round about me daily like water; they compassed me about together.

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

¹⁵ Blessed is the people that knows the joyful sound: they shall walk, O Lord, in the light of your countenance.

¹⁶ And in your name shall they rejoice all the day: and in your righteousness shall they be exalted.

¹⁷ For you are the boast of their strength; and in your good pleasure shall our horn be exalted,

¹⁸ for our help is of the Lord; and of the Holy One of Israel, our king.

¹⁵ I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up: while I suffer thy terrors I am distracted.

¹⁶ Thy fierce wrath is gone over me; thy terrors have cut me off.

¹⁷ They came round about me like water all the day long; they compassed me about together.

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

¹⁵ All the time since I was young, I have suffered and have often almost died; I am ◄in despair/very discouraged► because of enduring the terrible things that you have done to me.

¹⁶ I feel that you have crushed me because of your being angry with me; the terrible things that you are doing to me are almost destroying me.

¹⁷ I feel as though they surround me like a flood SIM; they are ◄closing in on/crushing► me from all sides.

¹⁸ You have caused even my friends and others whom I love to avoid me, and it is as though the only friend that I have is darkness.

¹⁵ Blessed is the people that knows the joyful sound: they shall walk, O Lord, in the light of your countenance.

¹⁶ And in your name shall they rejoice all the day: and in your righteousness shall they be exalted.

¹⁷ For you are the boast of their strength; and in your good pleasure shall our horn be exalted,

¹⁸ for our help is of the Lord; and of the Holy One of Israel, our king.

¹⁵ I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up. While I suffer your terrors, I am distracted.

¹⁶ Your fierce wrath has gone over me. Your terrors have cut me off.

¹⁷ They came around me like water all day long. They completely engulfed me.

¹⁸ You have put lover and friend far from me, and my friends into darkness.

¹⁵ I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up. While I suffer your terrors, I am distracted.

¹⁶ Your fierce wrath has gone over me. Your terrors have cut me off.

¹⁷ They came around me like water all day long. They completely engulfed me.

¹⁸ You have put lover and friend far from me, and my friends into darkness.

¹⁵ I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up. While I suffer your terrors, I am distracted.

¹⁶ Your fierce wrath has gone over me. Your terrors have cut me off.

¹⁷ They came around me like water all day long. They completely engulfed me.

¹⁸ You have put lover and friend far from me, and my friends into darkness.

¹⁵ I have been troubled and in fear of death from the time when I was young; your wrath is hard on me, and I have no strength.

¹⁶ The heat of your wrath has gone over me; I am broken by your cruel punishments.

¹⁷ They are round me all the day like water; they have made a circle about me.

¹⁸ You have sent my friends and lovers far from me; I am gone from the memory of those who are dear to me.

¹⁵ I am afflicted and expiring from my youth up; I suffer thy terrors, and I am distracted.

¹⁶ Thy fierce anger hath gone over me; thy terrors have brought me to nought:

¹⁷ They have surrounded me all the day like water; they have compassed me about together.

¹⁸ Lover and associate hast thou put far from me: my familiar friends are darkness.

¹⁵ Justice and judgment are the preparation of thy throne. Mercy and truth shall go before thy face:

¹⁶ Blessed is the people that knoweth jubilation. They shall walk, O Lord, in the light of thy countenance:

¹⁷ And in thy name they shall rejoice all the day, and in thy justice they shall be exalted.

¹⁸ For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy good pleasure shall our horn be exalted.

¹⁵ I have been sick since I was young, often at death's door. I have had to bear the terrible things you've done to me. I'm in despair!

¹⁶ Your anger has overcome me; the terrible things you do have destroyed me.

¹⁷ They surround me all the time like floodwaters, swallowing me up.

¹⁸ You have made my family and friends avoid me. Darkness is my only friend.

¹⁵ I am afflicted and at the point of death: from my youth I suffer thy terrours, doubting of my life.

¹⁶ Thine indignations goe ouer me, and thy feare hath cut me off.

¹⁷ They came round about me dayly like water, and compassed me together.

¹⁸ My louers and friends hast thou put away from me, and mine acquaintance hid themselues.

¹⁵ (88-16) I am afflicted and at the point of death from my youth up; I have borne Thy terrors, I am distracted.

¹⁶ (88-17) Thy fierce wrath is gone over me; Thy terrors have cut me off.

¹⁷ (88-18) They came round about me like water all the day; they compassed me about together.

¹⁸ (88-19) Friend and companion hast Thou put far from me, and mine acquaintance into darkness.

¹⁵ I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up: While I suffer thy terrors I am distracted.

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

¹⁷ They came round about me daily like water; They compassed me about together.

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

¹⁵ (88:16) I am afflicted and perishing from my youth up: I bear thy terrors, I am distracted.

¹⁶ (88:17) Over me have the fires of thy wrath passed; thy terrors have destroyed me;

¹⁷ (88:18) They encompass me like water all the time; they have closed in round about me together.

¹⁸ (88:19) Thou hast removed far from me lover and friend, my acquaintances are in darkness.

¹⁵ Justice and judgment are the establishment of thy throne: Mercy and truth shall go before thy face.

¹⁶ Blessed is the people that knows the joyful sound: They shall walk, O Lord, in the light of thy countenance.

¹⁷ And in thy name shall they rejoice all the day: And in thy righteousness shall they be exalted.

¹⁸ For thou art the boast of their strength; And in thy good pleasure shall our horn be exalted,

¹⁵ I have been afflicted and languishing from my youth; I suffer thy terrors, and am distracted.

¹⁶ Thy fierce wrath overwhelmeth me; Thy terrors utterly destroy me.

¹⁷ They surround me daily like water; They compass me about together.

¹⁸ Lover and friend hast thou put far from me; My acquaintances are withdrawn from my sight.

¹⁵ From my youth I am wretched and dying, I am numbed by the terrors I bear.

¹⁶ The fires of your wrath have passed over me, your terrors destroy me,

¹⁷ surging around me forever, hemming me in altogether.

¹⁸ Those who love me you put far from me; the dark is my only friend.

¹⁵ From my youth I am wretched and dying, I am numbed by the terrors I bear.

¹⁶ The fires of your wrath have passed over me, your terrors destroy me,

¹⁷ surging around me forever, hemming me in altogether.

¹⁸ Those who love me you put far from me; the dark is my only friend.

¹⁵ I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up. While I suffer your terrors, I am distracted.

¹⁶ Your fierce wrath has gone over me. Your terrors have cut me off.

¹⁷ They came around me like water all day long. They completely engulfed me.

¹⁸ You have put 'ahav ·affectionate lover· and friend far from me, and my friends into darkness.

¹⁵ I have always been afflicted and on the verge of death since my youth. I have suffered from your terrors; I am in despair.

¹⁶ Your angry actions have passed over me, and your terrifying deeds have annihilated me.

¹⁷ They surround me like water all the day long; they have all encircled me.

¹⁸ You have removed every friend and acquaintance from me. My only acquaintance is the darkness.

¹⁵ I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up. While I suffer your terrors, I am distracted.

¹⁶ Your fierce wrath has gone over me. Your terrors have cut me off.

¹⁷ They came around me like water all day long. They completely engulfed me.

¹⁸ You have put lover and friend far from me, and my friends into darkness.

¹⁵ I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up. While I suffer your terrors, I am distracted.

¹⁶ Your fierce wrath has gone over me. Your terrors have cut me off.

¹⁷ They came around me like water all day long. They completely engulfed me.

¹⁸ You have put lover and friend far from me, and my friends into darkness.

¹⁵ I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up: while I suffer thy terrors I am distracted.

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

¹⁷ They came around me daily like water; they encompassed me together.

¹⁸ Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, and my acquaintance into darkness.

¹⁵ I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up. While I suffer your terrors, I am distracted.

¹⁶ Your fierce wrath has gone over me. Your terrors have cut me off.

¹⁷ They came around me like water all day long. They completely engulfed me.

¹⁸ You have put lover and friend far from me, and my friends into darkness.

¹⁵ I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up. While I suffer your terrors, I am distracted.

¹⁶ Your fierce wrath has gone over me. Your terrors have cut me off.

¹⁷ They came around me like water all day long. They completely engulfed me.

¹⁸ You have put lover and friend far from me, and my friends into darkness.

¹⁵ I am poor, and in travails from my youth; soothly I am enhanced, and I am made low, and troubled.

¹⁶ Thy wraths passed on me; and thy dreads troubled me.

¹⁷ They encompassed me as water all day; they encompassed me altogether.

¹⁸ Thou madest far from me a friend and neighbour; and my known from wretchedness.

¹⁵ I am poor, and in travails from my youth; soothly I am enhanced, and I am made low, and troubled. (I am poor, and have had troubles from my youth; truly I am abased, and greatly troubled.)

¹⁶ Thy wraths passed on me; and thy dreads troubled me. (Thy rages have swept over me or Thy anger hath come upon me; and thy terrors have made me afraid.)

¹⁷ They (en)compassed me as water all day; they (en)compassed me (al)together. (They surrounded me like water all day long; they have completely surrounded me.)

¹⁸ Thou madest far from me a friend and neighbour; and my known from wretchedness. (Thou hast taken my friends and my neighbours far away from me; and now wretchedness is my only companion.)

¹⁵ I am afflicted, and expiring from youth, I have borne Thy terrors — I pine away.

¹⁶ Over me hath Thy wrath passed, Thy terrors have cut me off,

¹⁷ They have surrounded me as waters all the day, They have gone round against me together,

¹⁸ Thou hast put far from me lover and friend, Mine acquaintance is the place of darkness!