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Interlude<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/88.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Your wrath lies heavy upon me, and you overwhelm me with all your waves. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/88.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your wrath weighs heavily upon me; all Your waves have submerged me. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/88.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, and thou hast afflicted <i>me</i> with all thy waves. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/88.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Your wrath lies heavy upon me, And You have afflicted <i>me</i> with all Your waves. Selah</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/88.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your wrath has rested upon me, And You have afflicted me with all Your waves. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/88.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Your wrath has rested upon me, And You have afflicted me with all Your waves. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/88.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Thy wrath has rested upon me, And Thou hast afflicted me with all Thy waves. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/88.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Your wrath lies upon me, And You afflict me with all Your breaking waves. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/88.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Your wrath has rested heavily upon me, And You have afflicted me with all Your waves. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/88.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your wrath weighs heavily on me; you have overwhelmed me with all your waves. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/88.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your wrath weighs heavily on me; You have overwhelmed me with all Your waves. Selah <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/88.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, And thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves. [Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/88.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />your anger rolls over me like ocean waves. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/88.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, and thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/88.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Your rage lies heavily on me. You make all your waves pound on me. [Selah]<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/88.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Your anger lies heavy on me, and I am crushed beneath its waves. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/88.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Your anger lies heavily upon me; you pound me with all your waves. Interlude<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/88.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your wrath weighs heavily upon me; all Your waves have submerged me. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/88.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Your anger bears down on me, and you overwhelm me with all your waves. (Selah) <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/88.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Your wrath lies heavily on me. You have afflicted me with all your waves. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/88.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, and thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/88.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Your wrath lies heavily on me. You have afflicted me with all your waves. Selah. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/88.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Your fury has lain on me, "" And You have afflicted [with] all Your breakers. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/88.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Upon me hath Thy fury lain, And with all Thy breakers Thou hast afflicted. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/88.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Thy wrath lay upon me, and thou didst afflict with all thy breakers. Silence.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/88.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Thy wrath is strong over me: and all thy waves thou hast brought in upon me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/88.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 87:8>Your fury has been confirmed over me. And you have brought all your waves upon me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/88.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Your wrath lies heavy upon me; all your waves crash over me. <i>Selah</i> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/88.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Your wrath lies heavy upon me, and you overwhelm me with all your waves. Selah<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/88.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Thy wrath rests hard upon me, and thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/88.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And your wrath rests upon me and you have brought against me all your storms!<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/88.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, And all Thy waves Thou pressest down. Selah <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/88.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Thy wrath has pressed heavily upon me, and thou hast brought upon me all thy billows. Pause.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/88-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=10949" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/88.htm">Day and Night I Cry Out Before You</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>You have laid me in the lowest Pit, in the darkest of the depths. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2534.htm" title="2534: ḥă·mā·ṯe·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Heat, rage. Or chemac; from yacham; heat; figuratively, anger, poison.">Your wrath</a> <a href="/hebrew/5564.htm" title="5564: sā·mə·ḵāh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- To lean, lay, rest, support. A primitive root; to prop; reflexively, to lean upon or take hold of.">weighs heavily</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lay (Prep:: 1cs) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">upon me;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵāl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/4867.htm" title="4867: miš·bā·re·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- A breaker (of the sea). From shabar; a breaker.">Your waves</a> <a href="/hebrew/6031.htm" title="6031: ‘in·nî·ṯā (V-Piel-Perf-2ms) -- To be bowed down or afflicted. A primitive root; to depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive.">have submerged me.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5542.htm" title="5542: se·lāh (Interjection) -- To lift up, exalt. From calah; suspension, i.e. Pause.">Selah</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>You have removed my friends from me; You have made me repulsive to them; I am confined and cannot escape.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/6-4.htm">Job 6:4</a></span><br />For the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me; my spirit drinks in their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/30-27.htm">Job 30:27</a></span><br />I am churning within and cannot rest; days of affliction confront me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-3.htm">Lamentations 3:3</a></span><br />Indeed, He keeps turning His hand against me all day long.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jonah/2-3.htm">Jonah 2:3</a></span><br />For You cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the current swirled about me; all Your breakers and waves swept over me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/42-7.htm">Psalm 42:7</a></span><br />Deep calls to deep in the roar of Your waterfalls; all Your breakers and waves have rolled over me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/69-1.htm">Psalm 69:1-2</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Lilies.” Of David. Save me, O God, for the waters are up to my neck. / I have sunk into the miry depths, where there is no footing; I have drifted into deep waters, where the flood engulfs me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/32-4.htm">Psalm 32:4</a></span><br />For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was drained as in the summer heat. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/38-2.htm">Psalm 38:2</a></span><br />For Your arrows have pierced me deeply, and Your hand has pressed down on me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/77-16.htm">Psalm 77:16</a></span><br />The waters saw You, O God; the waters saw You and swirled; even the depths were shaken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/54-7.htm">Isaiah 54:7-8</a></span><br />“For a brief moment I forsook you, but with great compassion I will bring you back. / In a surge of anger I hid My face from you for a moment, but with everlasting kindness I will have compassion on you,” says the LORD your Redeemer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/30-23.htm">Jeremiah 30:23</a></span><br />Behold, the storm of the LORD has gone out with fury, a whirlwind swirling down upon the heads of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/7-19.htm">Ezekiel 7:19</a></span><br />They will throw their silver into the streets, and their gold will seem unclean. Their silver and gold cannot save them in the day of the wrath of the LORD. They cannot satisfy their appetites or fill their stomachs with wealth, for it became the stumbling block that brought their iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-38.htm">Matthew 26:38</a></span><br />Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with Me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/14-33.htm">Mark 14:33-34</a></span><br />He took with Him Peter, James, and John, and began to be deeply troubled and distressed. / Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/22-44.htm">Luke 22:44</a></span><br />And in His anguish, He prayed more earnestly, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Your wrath lies hard on me, and you have afflicted me with all your waves. Selah.</p><p class="hdg">thy wrath</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/38-1.htm">Psalm 38:1</a></b></br> A Psalm of David, to bring to remembrance. O LORD, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/90-7.htm">Psalm 90:7</a></b></br> For we are consumed by thine anger, and by thy wrath are we troubled.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/102-10.htm">Psalm 102:10</a></b></br> Because of thine indignation and thy wrath: for thou hast lifted me up, and cast me down.</p><p class="hdg">with</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/42-7.htm">Psalm 42:7</a></b></br> Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts: all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jonah/2-3.htm">Jonah 2:3</a></b></br> For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and the floods compassed me about: all thy billows and thy waves passed over me.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/86-1.htm">Afflicted</a> <a href="/psalms/42-7.htm">Breakers</a> <a href="/psalms/42-10.htm">Crushing</a> <a href="/psalms/85-3.htm">Fury</a> <a href="/psalms/78-8.htm">Hard</a> <a href="/psalms/35-14.htm">Heavily</a> <a href="/psalms/66-11.htm">Heavy</a> <a href="/psalms/69-4.htm">Lies</a> <a href="/psalms/83-17.htm">Overcome</a> <a href="/psalms/69-15.htm">Overwhelm</a> <a href="/psalms/78-53.htm">Overwhelmed</a> <a href="/job/30-27.htm">Rested</a> <a href="/psalms/87-6.htm">Selah</a> <a href="/psalms/69-2.htm">Waves</a> <a href="/psalms/81-6.htm">Weight</a> <a href="/psalms/85-5.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/88-15.htm">Afflicted</a> <a href="/psalms/93-3.htm">Breakers</a> <a href="/psalms/110-6.htm">Crushing</a> <a href="/psalms/90-7.htm">Fury</a> <a href="/psalms/88-15.htm">Hard</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/6-1.htm">Heavily</a> <a href="/psalms/144-14.htm">Heavy</a> <a href="/psalms/101-7.htm">Lies</a> <a href="/psalms/88-15.htm">Overcome</a> <a href="/psalms/139-11.htm">Overwhelm</a> <a href="/psalms/90-7.htm">Overwhelmed</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-19.htm">Rested</a> <a href="/psalms/88-10.htm">Selah</a> <a href="/psalms/89-9.htm">Waves</a> <a href="/psalms/90-11.htm">Weight</a> <a href="/psalms/88-15.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 88</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/88-1.htm">A prayer containing a grievous complaint.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/88.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/88.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Your wrath weighs heavily upon me;</b><br>This phrase reflects the psalmist's deep sense of being under God's judgment. In the context of the Old Testament, God's wrath is often associated with His righteous anger against sin and disobedience. The psalmist feels overwhelmed by this divine displeasure, which is a common theme in the lament psalms. This expression of feeling God's wrath can be connected to the broader biblical narrative of Israel's history, where disobedience often led to experiencing God's corrective discipline. Theologically, it underscores the seriousness of sin and the reality of divine justice. This phrase can also be seen as a type of Christ, who bore the full weight of God's wrath on the cross for humanity's sins, as described in passages like <a href="/isaiah/53-4.htm">Isaiah 53:4-5</a> and <a href="/2_corinthians/5-21.htm">2 Corinthians 5:21</a>.<p><b>all Your waves have submerged me.</b><br>The imagery of waves suggests being overwhelmed by troubles and afflictions, akin to drowning. This metaphor is used elsewhere in Scripture, such as in <a href="/jonah/2-3.htm">Jonah 2:3</a>, where Jonah describes his experience in the belly of the fish. The psalmist's use of water imagery may also evoke the chaotic forces of nature, which in ancient Near Eastern culture were often seen as symbols of disorder and danger. Theologically, this can represent the overwhelming nature of trials and the feeling of being engulfed by life's challenges. It also points to the sovereignty of God over creation, as He controls the waves and the seas, as seen in <a href="/psalms/89-9.htm">Psalm 89:9</a>. In the New Testament, Jesus calming the storm (<a href="/mark/4-39.htm">Mark 4:39</a>) can be seen as a fulfillment of God's power over the chaotic forces, providing a type of Christ who brings peace amidst turmoil.<p><b>Selah</b><br>The term "Selah" is often found in the Psalms and is thought to be a musical or liturgical pause, inviting the reader or listener to reflect on what has been said. It serves as a moment to meditate on the weight of the preceding words, emphasizing the gravity of the psalmist's lament and the depth of his distress. In the context of worship, it allows for contemplation of God's character and the human condition, encouraging a deeper engagement with the text. The use of "Selah" here invites believers to consider the seriousness of divine wrath and the overwhelming nature of life's trials, while also trusting in God's ultimate sovereignty and mercy.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_psalmist.htm">The Psalmist (Heman the Ezrahite)</a></b><br>The author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/88.htm">Psalm 88</a>, traditionally identified as Heman the Ezrahite, a wise man and a musician in the time of King David. He is known for his deep lament and expression of despair in this psalm.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The central figure to whom the psalmist is addressing his lament. The psalmist perceives God's wrath as the source of his suffering.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/selah.htm">Selah</a></b><br>A term used frequently in the Psalms, possibly indicating a pause for reflection or musical interlude. It invites the reader to pause and consider the weight of the statement.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_divine_wrath.htm">Understanding Divine Wrath</a></b><br>The psalmist's experience of God's wrath is a reminder of the seriousness of sin and the holiness of God. It calls believers to reflect on their own lives and the need for repentance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_depth_of_despair.htm">The Depth of Despair</a></b><br>This verse acknowledges the reality of deep emotional and spiritual suffering. It validates the feelings of those who feel overwhelmed and encourages them to bring their struggles before God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_lament.htm">The Role of Lament</a></b><br>Lament is a biblical way to process pain and seek God in the midst of suffering. It teaches us that it is okay to express our deepest fears and frustrations to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_reflect.htm">The Call to Reflect (Selah)</a></b><br>The use of "Selah" invites believers to pause and meditate on the gravity of the situation and the sovereignty of God, encouraging a deeper trust in His ultimate plan.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_beyond_despair.htm">Hope Beyond Despair</a></b><br>While <a href="/bsb/psalms/88.htm">Psalm 88</a> is a psalm of lament without an explicit resolution, it points to the broader biblical account where God ultimately redeems and restores.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_88.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 88</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_psalm_88_clash_with_divine_mercy.htm">Why does the repeated emphasis on God’s wrath in Psalm 88:7 and 88:16 clash with portrayals of divine mercy elsewhere in the Bible? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_lacks_deliverance_in_psalm_88.htm">If the Old Testament often portrays God rescuing the faithful, why does Psalm 88 contain no promise of deliverance at all?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_wrath_and_mercy_align_in_the_bible.htm">How does Psalm 7:10-11, depicting a wrathful God, align with other biblical passages emphasizing divine mercy and love?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_christ's_obedience.htm">What does 'Deep calls to deep' in Psalm 42:7 mean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/88.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) <span class= "bld">And thou hast afflicted.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">And thou hast pressed </span>(<span class= "ital">me</span>)<span class= "ital"> down with all thy breakers, </span>supplying the object, and taking the accusative in the text as the instrument, as in <a href="/psalms/102-23.htm" title="He weakened my strength in the way; he shortened my days.">Psalm 102:23</a>, where the same verb is used (Authorised Version, "weakened").<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/88.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Thy wrath lieth hard upon</span> <span class="cmt_word">me.</span> Here the cause of all the psalmist's sufferings is touched; God was angry with him (comp. ver. 16). <span class="cmt_word">And thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves</span> (comp. <a href="/psalms/42-7.htm">Psalm 42:7</a>, "All thy waves and thy billows have gone over me"). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/88-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Your wrath</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲמָתֶ֑ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·mā·ṯe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2534.htm">Strong's 2534: </a> </span><span class="str2">Heat, anger, poison</span><br /><br /><span class="word">weighs heavily</span><br /><span class="heb">סָמְכָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(sā·mə·ḵāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5564.htm">Strong's 5564: </a> </span><span class="str2">To prop, to lean upon, take hold of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">upon me;</span><br /><span class="heb">עָ֭לַי</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·lay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכָל־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Your waves</span><br /><span class="heb">מִ֝שְׁבָּרֶ֗יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(miš·bā·re·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4867.htm">Strong's 4867: </a> </span><span class="str2">A breaker (of the sea)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have submerged [me].</span><br /><span class="heb">עִנִּ֥יתָ</span> <span class="translit">(‘in·nî·ṯā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6031.htm">Strong's 6031: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be bowed down or afflicted</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Selah</span><br /><span class="heb">סֶּֽלָה׃</span> <span class="translit">(se·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5542.htm">Strong's 5542: </a> </span><span class="str2">Suspension, pause</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/88-7.htm">Psalm 88:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/88-7.htm">Psalm 88:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/88-7.htm">Psalm 88:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/88-7.htm">Psalm 88:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/88-7.htm">Psalm 88:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/88-7.htm">Psalm 88:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/88-7.htm">Psalm 88:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/88-7.htm">Psalm 88:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/88-7.htm">Psalm 88:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/88-7.htm">Psalm 88:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/88-7.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 88:7 Your wrath lies heavily on me (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/88-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 88:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 88:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/88-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 88:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 88:8" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>