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I Cry Out before You

Psalms 88:8

In 11 translations

BSB
You have removed my friends from me; You have made me repulsive to them; I am confined and cannot escape.
KJV
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.
WEB
You have taken my friends from me. You have made me an abomination to them. I am confined, and I can’t escape.
ASV
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.
LSV
You have put my acquaintance far from me, || You have made me an abomination to them, || Shut up—I do not go forth.
YLT
Thou hast put mine acquaintance far from me, Thou hast made me an abomination to them, Shut up — I go not forth.
DBY
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.
DRC87:9
Thou hast put away my acquaintance far from me: they have set me an abomination to themselves. I was delivered up, and came not forth:
GNV
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.
JPS88:9
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.
LXXE87:9
Thou hast removed my acquaintance far from me; they have made me an abomination to themselves; I have been delivered up, and have not gone forth.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC88:9
הִרְחַ֥קְתָּ מְיֻדָּעַ֗י מִ֫מֶּ֥נִּי שַׁתַּ֣נִי תוֹעֵב֣וֹת לָ֑מוֹ כָּ֝לֻ֗א וְלֹ֣א אֵצֵֽא׃KJV:Ps.88.8
LXX-Br87:9
Ἐμάκρυνας τοὺς γνωστούς μου ἀπʼ ἐμοῦ, ἔθεντό με βδέλυγμα ἑαυτοῖς· παρεδόθην καὶ οὐκ ἐξεπορευόμην.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

  • Psalms 31:11Among all my enemies I am a disgrace, and among my neighbors even more. I am dreaded by my friends— they flee when they see me on the street.
  • Job 30:10They abhor me and keep far from me; they do not hesitate to spit in my face.
  • Isaiah 49:7Thus says the LORD, the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel, to Him who was despised and abhorred by the nation, to the Servant of rulers: “Kings will see You and rise, and princes will bow down, because of the LORD, who…
  • Jeremiah 32:2At that time the army of the king of Babylon was besieging Jerusalem, and Jeremiah the prophet was imprisoned in the courtyard of the guard, which was in the palace of the king of Judah.
  • Isaiah 63:3“I have trodden the winepress alone, and no one from the nations was with Me. I trampled them in My anger and trod them down in My fury; their blood spattered My garments, and all My clothes were stained.
  • Job 19:13–19He has removed my brothers from me; my acquaintances have abandoned me. My kinsmen have failed me, and my friends have forgotten me. My guests and maidservants count me as a stranger; I am a foreigner in their sight. I…
  • Lamentations 3:7–9He has walled me in so I cannot escape; He has weighed me down with chains. Even when I cry out and plead for help, He shuts out my prayer. He has barred my ways with cut stones; He has made my paths crooked.
  • John 15:23–24Whoever hates Me hates My Father as well. If I had not done among them the works that no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin; but now they have seen and hated both Me and My Father.
  • Zechariah 11:8And in one month I dismissed three shepherds. My soul grew impatient with the flock, and their souls also detested me.
  • Matthew 27:21–25“Which of the two do you want me to release to you?” asked the governor. “Barabbas,” they replied. “What then should I do with Jesus who is called Christ?” Pilate asked. They all answered, “Crucify Him!” “Why?” asked…
  • Psalms 143:4My spirit grows faint within me; my heart is dismayed inside me.
  • Psalms 142:4Look to my right and see; no one attends to me. There is no refuge for me; no one cares for my soul.
  • 1 Samuel 23:18–20So the two of them made a covenant before the LORD. And David remained in Horesh, while Jonathan went home. Then the Ziphites came up to Saul at Gibeah and said, “Is not David hiding among us in the strongholds at…
  • Psalms 88:18You have removed my beloved and my friend; darkness is my closest companion.
  • Job 19:8He has blocked my way so I cannot pass; He has veiled my paths with darkness.
  • John 11:57But the chief priests and Pharisees had given orders that anyone who knew where He was must report it, so that they could arrest Him.

From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).

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