Psa 88:16-18 | NETfull | STEP | Your anger overwhelms me; your terrors destroy me.

Psalms 88:16-18

16 Your anger overwhelms me; ^{▼▼ Heb “passes over me.”}
your terrors destroy me.
17 They surround me like water all day long;
they join forces and encircle me. ^{▼▼ Heb “they encircle me together.”}
You cause my friends and neighbors to keep their distance; ^{▼▼ Heb “you cause to be far from me friend and neighbor.”}
those who know me leave me alone in the darkness. ^{▼▼ Heb “those known by me, darkness.”}

Psalm 89

^{▼▼ Psalm 89. The psalmist praises God as the sovereign creator of the world. He recalls God’s covenant with David, but then laments that the promises of the covenant remain unrealized. The covenant promised the Davidic king military victories, but the king has now been subjected to humiliating defeat.}

A well-written song by Ethan the Ezrachite.

18 ^{▼▼ The meaning of the Hebrew term מַשְׂכִּיל (maskil) is uncertain. See the note on the phrase “well-written song” in the superscription of Ps 88.}