Psalms 88:8

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“You have removed my friends from me; You have made me repulsive to them; I am confined and cannot escape.”

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BSBPD

“You have removed my friends from me; You have made me repulsive to them; I am confined and cannot escape.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

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

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 88:8 — 18 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Samuel 23:18So the two of them made a covenant before the LORD. And David remained in Horesh, while Jonathan went home.
  2. Job 12:14What He tears down cannot be rebuilt; the man He imprisons cannot be released.
  3. Job 19:8He has blocked my way so I cannot pass; He has veiled my paths with darkness.
  4. Job 19:13He has removed my brothers from me; my acquaintances have abandoned me.
  5. Job 30:10They abhor me and keep far from me; they do not hesitate to spit in my face.
  6. 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.
  7. Psalms 42:8The LORD decrees His loving devotion by day, and at night His song is with me as a prayer to the God of my life.
  8. Psalms 88:18You have removed my beloved and my friend; darkness is my closest companion.
  9. 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.
  10. Psalms 143:4My spirit grows faint within me; my heart is dismayed inside me.
  11. 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 is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen You.”
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. Lamentations 3:7He has walled me in so I cannot escape; He has weighed me down with chains.
  15. Zechariah 11:8And in one month I dismissed three shepherds. My soul grew impatient with the flock, and their souls also detested me.
  16. Matthew 27:21“Which of the two do you want me to release to you?” asked the governor. “Barabbas,” they replied.
  17. 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.
  18. John 15:23Whoever hates Me hates My Father as well.

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

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