Psalms 88:18

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“You have removed my beloved and my friend; darkness is my closest companion.”

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BSBPD

“You have removed my beloved and my friend; darkness is my closest companion.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Thou hast put far from me lover and friend, Mine acquaintance <FI>is<Fi> the place of darkness!”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 88:18 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Job 19:12His troops advance together; they construct a ramp against me and encamp around my tent.
  2. 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.
  3. Psalms 38:11My beloved and friends shun my disease, and my kinsmen stand at a distance.
  4. Psalms 88:8You have removed my friends from me; You have made me repulsive to them; I am confined and cannot escape.
  5. Psalms 118:10All the nations surrounded me, but in the name of the LORD I cut them off.
  6. Psalms 118:11They surrounded me on every side, but in the name of the LORD I cut them off.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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