🎵WEB · Psalms 88:6

What does Psalms 88:6 mean?

"You have laid me in the lowest pit, in the darkest depths."

— Psalms 88:6 (World English Bible)

Surrounding context

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For my soul is full of troubles. My life draws near to Sheol.

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I am counted among those who go down into the pit. I am like a man who has no help,

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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.

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You have laid me in the lowest pit, in the darkest depths.

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Your wrath lies heavily on me. You have afflicted me with all your waves. Selah.

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You have taken my friends from me. You have made me an abomination to them. I am confined, and I can’t escape.

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My eyes are dim from grief. I have called on you daily, Yahweh. I have spread out my hands to you.

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