Psalms 88:6-8 in English

⁶ Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, In dark places, in the deeps.

⁷ Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, And thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves. Selah

⁸ Thou hast put mine acquaintance far from me; Thou hast made me an abomination unto them: I am shut up, and I cannot come forth.

⁶ The heavens shall declare thy wonders, O Lord; and thy truth in the assembly of the saints.

⁷ For who in the heavens shall be compared to the Lord? and who shall be likened to the Lord among the sons of God?

⁸ God is glorified in the council of the saints; great and terrible toward all that are round about him.

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

⁷ Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, and thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves. Selah.

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.

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

⁷ Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, and thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves. Selah.

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.

⁶ For who in the heavens shall be compared to the Lord? and who shall be likened to the Lord among the sons of God?

⁷ God is glorified in the council of the saints; great and terrible toward all that are round about him.

⁸ O Lord God of hosts, who is like to you? you are mighty, O Lord, and your truth is round about you.

⁶ Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, in dark places, in the deeps.

⁷ Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, and thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves. Selah

⁸ Thou hast put mine acquaintance far from me; thou hast made me an abomination unto them: I am shut up, and I cannot come forth.

⁶ It is as though you have thrown me into a deep, dark pit, into a place where they throw corpses.

⁷ It seems like you are very angry with me, and it is as though you have crushed me like ocean waves crash down on people MET.

⁸ You have caused my friends to ◄avoid/stay away from► me; I have become repulsive to them. It is as though I am in a prison and cannot escape.

⁶ For who in the heavens shall be compared to the Lord? and who shall be likened to the Lord amongst the sons of God?

⁷ God is glorified in the council of the saints; great and terrible towards all that are round about him.

⁸ O Lord God of hosts, who is like to you? you are mighty, O Lord, and your truth is round about you.

⁶ You have laid me in the lowest pit, in the darkest depths.

⁷ Your wrath lies heavily on me. You have afflicted me with all your waves. Selah.

⁸ You have taken my friends from me. You have made me an abomination to them. I am confined, and I can’t escape.

⁶ You have laid me in the lowest pit, in the darkest depths.

⁷ Your wrath lies heavily on me. You have afflicted me with all your waves. Selah.

⁸ You have taken my friends from me. You have made me an abomination to them. I am confined, and I can’t escape.

⁶ You have laid me in the lowest pit, in the darkest depths.

⁷ Your wrath lies heavily on me. You have afflicted me with all your waves. Selah.

⁸ You have taken my friends from me. You have made me an abomination to them. I am confined, and I can’t escape.

⁶ You have put me in the lowest deep, even in dark places.

⁷ The weight of your wrath is crushing me, all your waves have overcome me. (Selah.)

⁸ You have sent my friends far away from me; you have made me a disgusting thing in their eyes: I am shut up, and not able to come out.

⁶ Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, in dark places, in the deeps.

⁷ Thy fury lieth hard upon me, and thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves. Selah.

⁸ Thou hast put my familiar friends far from me; thou hast made me an abomination unto them: I am shut up, and I cannot come forth.

⁶ The heavens shall confess thy wonders, O Lord: and thy truth in the church of the saints.

⁷ For who in the clouds can be compared to the Lord: or who among the sons of God shall be like to God?

⁸ God, who is glorified in the assembly of the saints: great and terrible above all them that are about him.

⁶ You have placed me in a deep pit, in the depths of darkness.

⁷ Your hostility crushes me; you are drowning me under your crashing waves. Selah.

⁸ You have made my friends avoid me by making me look repulsive to them. I'm trapped, I can't go out.

⁶ Thou hast layde me in the lowest pit, in darkenes, and in the deepe.

⁷ Thine indignation lyeth vpon me, and thou hast vexed me with all thy waues. Selah.

⁸ Thou hast put away mine acquaintance farre from me, and made mee to be abhorred of them: I am shut vp, and cannot get foorth.

⁶ (88-7) Thou hast laid me in the nethermost pit, in dark places, in the deeps.

⁷ (88-8) Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, and all Thy waves Thou pressest down. Selah

⁸ (88-9) Thou hast put mine acquaintance far from me; Thou hast made me an abomination unto them; I am shut up, and I cannot come forth.

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

⁷ Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, And thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves. Selah.

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.

⁶ (88:7) Thou hast laid me in the pit of the lower world, in darkness, in the depths.

⁷ (88:8) Upon me lieth heavily thy fury, and with all thy billows hast thou afflicted me. Selah.

⁸ (88:9) Thou hast removed my acquaintances far from me; thou hast rendered me an abomination unto them: I am imprisoned, and I cannot go forth.

⁶ The heavens shall declare thy wonders, O Lord; And thy truth in the assembly of the saints.

⁷ For who in the heavens shall be compared to the Lord? And who shall be likened to the Lord among the sons of God?

⁸ God is glorified in the council of the saints; Great and terrible toward all that are round about him.

⁶ Thou hast placed me in a deep pit, In a dark and deep abyss.

⁷ Thy wrath presseth hard upon me, And thou afflictest me with all thy waves! Pause.

⁸ Thou hast put mine acquaintances far from me, Yea, thou hast made me their abhorrence: I am shut up, and cannot go forth.

⁶ In the deepest pit you have put me, in shadows deep and dark.

⁷ Your wrath lies heavy upon me, waves of your anger roll over me. Selah

⁸ You have put my friends far from me, you have made them shun me. I am shut in, and cannot escape,

⁶ In the deepest pit you have put me, in shadows deep and dark.

⁷ Your wrath lies heavy upon me, waves of your anger roll over me. Selah

⁸ You have put my friends far from me, you have made them shun me. I am shut in, and cannot escape,

⁶ You have laid me in the lowest pit (of Abbadon, the unrighteous side of Sheol), in the darkest depths.

⁷ Your wrath lies heavily on me. You have afflicted me with all your waves. Selah ·contemplation with musical interlude·.

⁸ You have taken my friends from me. You have made me an abomination to them. I am confined, and I can’t escape.

⁶ You place me in the lowest part of the pit, in the dark and deep places.

⁷ Your wrath lies heavy on me, and all your waves crash over me. Selah

⁸ Because of you, my acquaintances avoid me. You have made me a shocking sight to them. I am hemmed in and I cannot escape.

⁶ You have laid me in the lowest pit, in the darkest depths.

⁷ Your wrath lies heavily on me. You have afflicted me with all your waves. Selah.

⁸ You have taken my friends from me. You have made me an abomination to them. I am confined, and I can’t escape.

⁶ You have laid me in the lowest pit, in the darkest depths.

⁷ Your wrath lies heavily on me. You have afflicted me with all your waves. Selah.

⁸ You have taken my friends from me. You have made me an abomination to them. I am confined, and I can’t escape.

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

⁷ Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, and thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves. Selah.

⁸ Thou hast put away my acquaintance far from me; thou hast made me an abomination to them: I am shut up, and I cannot come forth.

⁶ You have laid me in the lowest pit, in the darkest depths.

⁷ Your wrath lies heavily on me. You have afflicted me with all your waves. Selah.

⁸ You have taken my friends from me. You have made me an abomination to them. I am confined, and I can’t escape.

⁶ You have laid me in the lowest pit, in the darkest depths.

⁷ Your wrath lies heavily on me. You have afflicted me with all your waves. Selah.

⁸ You have taken my friends from me. You have made me an abomination to them. I am confined, and I can’t escape.

⁶ They have put me in the lower pit; in dark places, and in the shadow of death.

⁷ Thy strong vengeance is confirmed on me; and thou hast brought in all thy waves on me.

⁸ Thou hast made far from me my known; they have set or put me abom-ination to themselves. I am taken in, and I went not out;

⁶ They have put me in the lower pit; in dark places, and in the shadow of death.

⁷ Thy strong vengeance is confirmed on me (or Thy fury hath raged against me); and thou hast brought in all thy waves on me.

⁸ Thou hast made far from me my known; they have set me (an) abomination to themselves. I am taken (in), and I went not out; (Thou hast taken all my friends far away from me; thou hast made me an abomination to them. I am enclosed, and I cannot go out;)

⁶ Thou hast put me in the lowest pit, In dark places, in depths.

⁷ Upon me hath Thy fury lain, And with all Thy breakers Thou hast afflicted. Selah.

⁸ Thou hast put mine acquaintance far from me, Thou hast made me an abomination to them, Shut up — I go not forth.