Psalms 88:18 KJV
Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, and mine acquaintance into darkness.
Thou and Ye
- thou one person
In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?
Matthew Henry
- He wrestles by faith, in his prayer to God for comfortDeparted souls may declare God's faithfulness, justice, and lovingkindness; but deceased bodies can neither receive God's favours in comfort, nor return them...
Thompson Chains
- LonelinessSee the chain from Psalms 38:11 · 4 links
- FriendlessLink 2 of 5 · next Psalms 142:4
Cross References
- Psalms 38:11 My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore; and my kinsmen stand afar off.
- Psalms 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.
- Psalms 31:11 I was a reproach among all mine enemies, but especially among my neighbours, and a fear to mine acquaintance: they that did see me without fled from me.
- Job 19:12–15 His troops come together, and raise up their way against me, and encamp round about my tabernacle. …
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Topics
- Afflictions and adversities David
- Friends David’s friends were false to David
- Friendship General scriptures concerning
- Heman ”Maschil of,” title of
- Korah See titles to
- Psalms Afflictions
Hebrew and Strong’s
- Lover מִמֶּנִּי mimmennî Preposition · with suffix: first person common singular אֹהֵב ʾōhēb אָהַב Verb · qal active participle, masculine singular
- and friend וָרֵעַ wārēaʿ רֵעַ Noun · masculine singular · with and
- hast thou put far הִרְחַקְתָּ hirḥaqtā רָחַק Verb · hiphil perfect, second person masculine singular
- from me, and mine acquaintance מְיֻדָּעַי mĕyuddāʿay יָדַע Verb · pual passive participle, masculine plural construct · with suffix: first person common singular
- into darkness מַחְשָׁךְ maḥšāk מַחְשָׁךְ Noun · masculine singular
Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0
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