Mazmur 38:11

38:11 Because of my condition, ¹  even my friends and acquaintances keep their distance; ² 

my neighbors stand far away. ³ 

Mazmur 88:18

88:18 You cause my friends and neighbors to keep their distance; ⁴ 

those who know me leave me alone in the darkness. ⁵ 

[38:11]  ¹ tn Or “wound,” or “illness.”

[38:11]  ² tn Heb “stand [aloof].”

[38:11]  ³ tn Heb “and the ones near me off at a distance stand.”

[88:18]  ⁴ tn Heb “you cause to be far from me friend and neighbor.”

[88:18]  ⁵ tn Heb “those known by me, darkness.”