Psalm 88:18 - Printer Friendly

ESV: You have caused my beloved and my friend to shun me; my companions have become darkness.

NIV: You have taken from me friend and neighbor-- darkness is my closest friend.

NASB: You have removed lover and friend far from me; My acquaintances are in a hiding place.

CSB: You have distanced loved one and neighbor from me; darkness is my only friend.

NLT: You have taken away my companions and loved ones. Darkness is my closest friend.

KJV: Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, and mine acquaintance into darkness.

NKJV: Loved one and friend You have put far from me, And my acquaintances into darkness.

The book of Psalms is composed of individual songs, hymns, or poems, each of which is a ''Psalm'' in and of itself. These works contain a wide variety of themes. Some Psalms focus on praising and worshipping God. Others cry out in anguish over the pain of life. Still other Psalms look forward to the coming of the Messiah. While some Psalms are related, each has its own historical and biblical context.

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