Mazmur 88:7

88:7 Your anger bears down on me,

and you overwhelm me with all your waves. (Selah)

Mazmur 88:14

88:14 O Lord, why do you reject me,

and pay no attention to me? ¹ 

Mazmur 88:16-18

88:16 Your anger overwhelms me; ² 

your terrors destroy me.

88:17 They surround me like water all day long;

they join forces and encircle me. ³ 

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

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

[88:14]  ¹ tn Heb “[why] do you hide your face from me?”

[88:16]  ² tn Heb “passes over me.”

[88:17]  ³ tn Heb “they encircle me together.”

[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.”