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Psalms 88
Verse 1
O LORD God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee:
O LORD God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee:
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- A. M. cir. 2473. B.C. cir. 1531. (Title.) for. or, of. Mahalath
- 53:1; *title
- Maschil, etc
- or, A Psalm of Heman the Ezrahite, giving instruction. Supposed to have been written by Heman, son of Zerah, and grandson of Judah, on the oppression of the Hebrews in Egypt.
- Heman
- 1 Kings 4:31, 1 Chronicles 2:6
- Lord
- 27:1,9, 51:14, 62:7, 65:5, 68:19, 79:9, 140:7, Genesis 49:18, Isaiah 12:2, Luke 1:47, 2:30, Titus 2:10,13, 3:4-7
- I have
- 22:2, 86:3, Nehemiah 1:6, Isaiah 62:6, Luke 2:37, 18:7, 1 Thessalonians 3:10, 2 Timothy 1:3
Verse 2
Let my prayer come before thee: incline thine ear unto my cry;
Let my prayer come before thee: incline thine ear unto my cry;
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- 79:11, 141:1,2, 1 Kings 8:31, Lamentations 3:8
Verse 3
For my soul is full of troubles: and my life draweth nigh unto the grave.
For my soul is full of troubles: and my life draweth nigh unto the grave.
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- soul
- 14,15, 22:11-21, 69:17-21, 77:2, 143:3,4, Job 6:2-4, Isaiah 53:3,10,11, Lamentations 3:15-19, Matthew 26:37-39, Mark 14:33,34
- life
- 107:18, Job 33:22
Verse 4
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 hath no strength:
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- counted
- 28:1, 30:9, 143:7, Job 17:1, Isaiah 38:17,18, Ezekiel 26:20, Jonah 2:6, 2 Corinthians 1:9
- as a man
- 31:12, 109:22-24, Romans 5:6, 2 Corinthians 13:4
Verse 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.
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.
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- Free
- Isaiah 14:9-12, 38:10-12, Ezekiel 32:18-32
- whom
- 136:23, Genesis 8:1, 19:29
- cut
- 16, 31:22, Job 6:9, 11:10, Isaiah 53:8
- from thy hand
- or, by thy hand.
Verse 6
Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, in darkness, in the deeps.
Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, in darkness, in the deeps.
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- lowest
- 40:2, 86:13, Deuteronomy 32:22
- darkness
- 143:3, Proverbs 4:19, Lamentations 3:2, John 12:46, Jude 1:6,13
- deeps
- 69:15, 130:1
Verse 7
Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, and thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves. Selah.
Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, and thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves. Selah.
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- Thy wrath
- 38:1, 90:7, 102:10, Job 6:4, 10:16, John 3:36, Romans 2:5-9, 1 Peter 2:24, Revelation 6:16,17
- with
- 42:7, Jonah 2:3
Verse 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.
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.
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- put
- 18, 31:11, 143:4, 1 Samuel 23:18-20, Job 19:13-19, John 11:57
- made
- Isaiah 49:7, 63:3, Zechariah 11:8, Matthew 27:21-25, John 15:23,24
- I am shut
- Job 12:14, 19:8, Lamentations 3:7-9
Verse 9
Mine eye mourneth by reason of affliction: LORD, I have called daily upon thee, I have stretched out my hands unto thee.
Mine eye mourneth by reason of affliction: LORD, I have called daily upon thee, I have stretched out my hands unto thee.
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- 38:10, 42:3, 102:9, Job 16:20, 17:7, Lamentations 3:48,49, John 11:35
- called
- 1, 55:17, 86:3
- stretched
- 44:20, 68:31, 143:6, Ezekiel 17:11, Job 11:13
Verse 10
Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise and praise thee? Selah.
Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise and praise thee? Selah.
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- Wilt thou
- The interrogations in these verses imply the strongest negations.
- 6:5, 30:9, 115:17, 118:17, Isaiah 38:18,19, Mark 5:35,36
- shall
- Job 14:7-12, Isaiah 26:19, Ezekiel 37:1-14, Luke 7:12-16, 1 Corinthians 15:52-57
Verse 11
Shall thy lovingkindness be declared in the grave? or thy faithfulness in destruction?
Shall thy lovingkindness be declared in the grave? or thy faithfulness in destruction?
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- in destruction
- 55:23, 73:18, Job 21:30, 26:6, Proverbs 15:11, Matthew 7:13, Romans 9:22, 2 Peter 2:1
Verse 12
Shall thy wonders be known in the dark? and thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?
Shall thy wonders be known in the dark? and thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?
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- dark
- 143:3, Job 10:21,22, Isaiah 8:22, Matthew 8:12, Jude 1:13, 5, 31:12, Ecclesiastes 2:16, 8:10, 9:5
Verse 13
But unto thee have I cried, O LORD; and in the morning shall my prayer prevent thee.
But unto thee have I cried, O LORD; and in the morning shall my prayer prevent thee.
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- and in
- 5:3, 119:147,148, Mark 1:35
- prevent thee
- "Come before thee;" see on Ps 21:3.
Verse 14
LORD, why castest thou off my soul? why hidest thou thy face from me?
LORD, why castest thou off my soul? why hidest thou thy face from me?
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- Lord
- 43:2, 77:7-9, Matthew 27:46
- hidest
- 13:1, 44:24, 69:17, Job 13:24
Verse 15
I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up: while I suffer thy terrors I am distracted.
I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up: while I suffer thy terrors I am distracted.
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- afflicted
- 73:14, Job 17:1,11-16, Isaiah 53:3
- while
- 22:14,15, Job 6:4, 7:11-16, Isaiah 53:10, Zechariah 13:7, Luke 22:44
Verse 16
Thy fierce wrath goeth over me; thy terrors have cut me off.
Thy fierce wrath goeth over me; thy terrors have cut me off.
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- fierce
- 38:1,2, 89:46, 90:7,11, 102:10, Isaiah 53:4-6, Romans 8:32, Galatians 3:13, Revelation 6:17
- cut me
- Isaiah 53:8, Daniel 9:26
Verse 17
They came round about me daily like water; they compassed me about together.
They came round about me daily like water; they compassed me about together.
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- They
- 22:16, 42:7, 69:1,2, 116:3, Job 16:12,13, 30:14,15, Lamentations 3:5-7, Matthew 27:39-44
- daily
- or, all the day.
Verse 18
Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, and mine acquaintance into darkness.
Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, and mine acquaintance into darkness.
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- Lover
- 8, 31:11, 38:11, Job 19:12-15
- mine acquaintance
- A figurative expression to denote that he now never saw them.
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