Psalms 88:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“They came round about me daily like water; they compassed me about together.”

Psalms 88:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Psalms 88:17 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Psalms 88:17 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Psalms 88:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“They came around me like water all day long. They completely engulfed me.”

Psalms 88:17 — World English Bible

Psalms 88:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“They came round about me like water all the day long; They compassed me about together.”

Psalms 88:17 — American Standard Version

Psalms 88:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“They have surrounded me as waters all the day, They have gone round against me together,”

Psalms 88:17 — Young's Literal Translation

Psalms 88:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“They have surrounded me all the day like water; they have compassed me about together.”

Psalms 88:17 — Darby Translation

Psalms 88:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“They came round about me dayly like water, and compassed me together.”

Psalms 88:17 — Geneva Bible

Psalms 88:17 in Context — Psalms 88

15 I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up: while I suffer thy terrors I am distracted.

16 Thy fierce wrath goeth over me; thy terrors have cut me off.

17 They came round about me daily like water; they compassed me about together.

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

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What Does Psalms 88:17 Mean?

Psalms 88:17 is a verse from the Book of Psalms, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Psalms chapter 88. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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