Psalms

Psalm 88:15–18

¹⁵From my youth I was afflicted and near death.

I have borne Your terrors; I am in despair.

¹⁶Your wrath has swept over me;

Your terrors have destroyed me.

¹⁷All day long they engulf me like water;

they enclose me on every side.

¹⁸You have removed my beloved and my friend;

darkness is my closest companion.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
From my youth	מִנֹּ֑עַר	min·nō·‘ar	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H5290 youth, early life
I	אֲנִ֣י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
afflicted	עָ֘נִ֤י	‘ā·nî	Adjective - masculine singular	H6041 poor, afflicted, humble, meek
and near death	וְגֹוֵ֣עַ	wə·ḡō·wê·a‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H1478 expire perish, die
I have borne	נָשָׂ֖אתִי	nā·śā·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
Your terrors	אֵמֶ֣יךָ	’ê·me·ḵā	Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H367 terror, dread
I am in despair	אָפֽוּנָה׃	’ā·p̄ū·nāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H6323 turn, be perplexed

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Your wrath	חֲרוֹנֶ֑יךָ	ḥă·rō·w·ne·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H2740 (burning of) anger
has swept	עָבְר֣וּ	‘ā·ḇə·rū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
over me	עָ֭לַי	‘ā·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H5921 height
Your terrors	בִּ֝עוּתֶ֗יךָ	bi·‘ū·ṯe·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H1161 terrors, alarms
have destroyed me	צִמְּתוּתֻֽנִי׃	ṣim·mə·ṯū·ṯu·nî	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural; first person common singular	H6789 put an end to, exterminate

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
All	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
day long	הַיּ֑וֹם	hay·yō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
they engulf me	סַבּ֣וּנִי	sab·bū·nî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural; first person common singular	H5437 turn about, go around, surround
like water	כַ֭מַּיִם	ḵam·ma·yim	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
they enclose me	הִקִּ֖יפוּ	hiq·qî·p̄ū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural	H5362 strike off
on	עָלַ֣י	‘ā·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H5921 height
every side	יָֽחַד׃	yā·ḥaḏ	Adverb	H3162 unitedness

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You have removed	הִרְחַ֣קְתָּ	hir·ḥaq·tā	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H7368 be, or become, far, distant
my	מִ֭מֶּנִּי	mim·men·nî	Preposition; first person common singular	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
beloved	אֹהֵ֣ב	’ō·hêḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H157 love
and my friend	וָרֵ֑עַ	wā·rê·a‘	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H7453 shouting, roar
darkness	מַחְשָֽׁךְ׃	maḥ·šāḵ	Noun - masculine singular	H4285 dark place
is my closest companion	מְֽיֻדָּעַ֥י	mə·yud·dā·‘ay	Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H3045 know