Psalms 88:17
“They came round about me daily like water; they compassed me about together.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
They came round about me daily like water,.... That is, the terrors of the Lord, the sorrows of death and hell, Psa…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
They came round about me daily like water - Margin, “as in” Hebrew, all the day. That is, his troubles seemed to be like…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Psalms 88:10-18
In these verses,
I. The psalmist expostulates with God concerning the present deplorable condition he was in (Psa…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
They have surrounded me like water all the day long;
They have encompassed me about together.
The figure of Psa 88:88…
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