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Psalm 88:9 KJV
Psalms · chapter 88 · verse 9
Mine eye mourneth by reason of affliction: LORD, I have called daily upon thee, I have stretched out my hands unto thee.Psalm 88:9 · King James Version
Psalm 88:9 in context
7Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, and thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves. Selah.
8Thou hast put away mine acquaintance far from me; thou hast made me an abomination unto them: I am shut up, and I cannot come forth.
9Mine eye mourneth by reason of affliction: LORD, I have called daily upon thee, I have stretched out my hands unto thee.
10Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise and praise thee? Selah.
11Shall thy lovingkindness be declared in the grave? or thy faithfulness in destruction?
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- afflictionʻŏnîydepressionH6040 →
- mournethdâʼabto pineH1669 →
- calledqârâʼto call out toH7121 →
- dailyyôwma day , whether literal , or figurativeH3117 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
- eyeʻayinan eyeH5869 →
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It should seem, by the titles of this and the following psalm, that Heman was the penman of the one and Ethan of the other. There were two, of these names, who were sons of Zerah the son of Judah, Ch1 2:4, Ch1 2:6.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-9