Psalms 88:5

Free among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, whom thou rememberest no more: and they are cut off from thy hand.

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Other Translations for Psalms 88:5

BSB

I am forsaken among the dead, like the slain who lie in the grave, whom You remember no more, who are cut off from Your care.

AKJV

Free among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, whom you remember no more: and they are cut off from your hand.

CPDV

idle among the dead. I am like the wounded sleeping in sepulchers, whom you no longer remember, and who have been repelled by your hand.

ERV

Cast off among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, whom thou rememberest no more; and they are cut off from thy hand.

NHEB

set apart among the dead, like the slain who lie in the grave, whom you remember no more. They are cut off from your hand.

SMT

Free among the dead, as they wounded lying down in the grave, whom thou no more didst remember them, and they were cut off by thy hand.

Word Study (Strong’s) for Psalms 88:5

FreeH2670AdjectiveamongthedeadH4191VerbliketheslainH2491thatlieH7901VerbinthegraveH6913Noun MasculinewhomthourememberestH2142VerbnomoreandtheyarecutoffH1504VerbfromthyhandH3027Noun Feminine

Commentary for Psalms 88:5

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Barnes’ Notes Classic commentary from Albert Barnes Matthew Henry Commentary Classic commentary from Matthew Henry

Overview of Psalms 88:5

Summary

Forgotten among slain, severed from divine relation

Place

The grave

Event

Lamenting being forgotten

Estimated Time Period

c. 1000 BC