Psalms 88:5
I am counted among those who go down to the pit; I am like a man without strength.
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Other Translations
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
Free among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, whom thou rememberest no more: and they are cut off from thy hand.
KJV1611 – Modern English
Free among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, whom you remember no more, and they are cut off from your hand.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
Free among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, whom thou rememberest no more: and they are cut off from thy hand.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
Cast{H2670} off among the dead,{H4191} Like the slain{H2491} that lie{H7901} in the grave,{H6913} Whom thou rememberest{H2142} no more, And they are cut off{H1504} from thy hand.{H3027}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
Free{H2670} among the dead{H4191}{H8801)}, like the slain{H2491} that lie{H7901}{H8802)} in the grave{H6913}, whom thou rememberest{H2142}{H8804)} no more: and they are cut off{H1504}{H8738)} from thy hand{H3027}.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
Thou hast layed me in the lowest pytte, in ye darcknesse and in the depe.
Geneva Bible (1560)
Free among the dead, like the slaine lying in the graue, whome thou remembrest no more, and they are cut off from thine hand.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
I am free among the dead: like such as beyng kylled lye in a graue, whom thou remembrest no more, and are cut away from thy hande.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
Free among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, whom thou rememberest no more: and they are cut off from thy hand.
Webster's Bible (1833)
Set apart among the dead, Like the slain who lie in the grave, Whom you remember no more. They are cut off from your hand.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
Among the dead -- free, As pierced ones lying in the grave, Whom Thou hast not remembered any more, Yea, they by Thy hand have been cut off.
American Standard Version (1901)
Cast off among the dead, Like the slain that lie in the grave, Whom thou rememberest no more, And they are cut off from thy hand.
American Standard Version (1901)
Cast off among the dead, Like the slain that lie in the grave, Whom thou rememberest no more, And they are cut off from thy hand.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
My soul is among the dead, like those in the underworld, to whom you give no more thought; for they are cut off from your care.
World English Bible (2000)
set apart among the dead, like the slain who lie in the grave, whom you remember no more. They are cut off from your hand.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
adrift among the dead, like corpses lying in the grave, whom you remember no more, and who are cut off from your power.
Referenced Verses
- Isa 53:8 : 8 By oppression and judgment, he was taken away. Yet who of his generation protested? For he was cut off from the land of the living; for the transgression of my people, he was punished.
- Ps 31:22 : 22 Blessed be the LORD, for he has shown his wondrous love to me in a fortified city.
- Ps 88:16 : 16 I have been afflicted and close to death since my youth; I have borne your terrors and am in despair.
- Ps 136:23 : 23 He remembered us in our low estate, for His steadfast love endures forever.
- Isa 14:9-9 : 9 Sheol below stirs up to meet you at your coming; it rouses the spirits of the dead—all the leaders of the earth—and raises from their thrones all the kings of the nations. 10 They all respond and say to you, 'You too have become weak as we are; you have become like us!' 11 Your pride has been brought down to Sheol, along with the music of your harps. Beneath you is a bed of maggots, and worms cover you. 12 How you have fallen from heaven, O morning star, son of the dawn! You have been cut down to the ground, you who laid low the nations.
- Isa 38:10-12 : 10 I said, "In the prime of my life I must go through the gates of Sheol; I am deprived of the rest of my years." 11 I said, "I will not see the LORD, the LORD, in the land of the living; I will no longer look on humanity or be with those who dwell in the world of the dead." 12 My dwelling is pulled up and taken from me, like a shepherd's tent. I have rolled up my life like a weaver rolls a cloth; He cuts me off from the loom. Day and night You bring me to an end.
- Gen 8:1 : 1 And God remembered Noah, along with all the living creatures and the animals that were with him in the ark. And God caused a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters began to subside.
- Gen 19:29 : 29 So it came to pass when God destroyed the cities of the plain, he remembered Abraham and brought Lot out from the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities where Lot had lived.
- Job 6:9 : 9 That God would be willing to crush me, to let loose His hand and cut me off!
- Job 11:10 : 10 If He passes by, imprisons, or calls an assembly, who can turn Him back?
- Ps 31:12 : 12 I am a disgrace among all my enemies, and even more to my neighbors—a dread to my acquaintances; those who see me on the street flee from me.
- Ezek 32:18-32 : 18 Son of man, wail for the multitude of Egypt, and bring her and the daughters of mighty nations down to the earth below, to those who go down to the pit. 19 Who do you surpass in beauty? Go down and be laid to rest with the uncircumcised. 20 They will fall among those slain by the sword. The sword is drawn; drag her down along with all her multitudes. 21 The mighty chiefs will speak of them from the midst of Sheol, with their allies. They have gone down, lying with the uncircumcised, slain by the sword. 22 Assyria is there with all her company, their graves all around, all of them slain, fallen by the sword. 23 Their graves are set in the depths of the pit, and her company is all around her grave, all of them slain, fallen by the sword, spreading terror in the land of the living. 24 Elam is there with all her multitude around her grave, all of them slain, fallen by the sword. They went down uncircumcised to the earth below, having spread their terror in the land of the living. They bear their disgrace with those who go down to the pit. 25 A bed is made for them among the slain with all their multitude. Their graves are around them, all of them uncircumcised, slain by the sword. Though their terror was spread in the land of the living, they bear their disgrace with those who go down to the pit; they are placed among the slain. 26 Meshech and Tubal are there with all their multitude, their graves surround them, all of them uncircumcised, slain by the sword. Though they spread their terror in the land of the living, 27 They do not lie with the mighty who have fallen among the uncircumcised, who went down to Sheol with their weapons of war, whose swords were laid under their heads. Their iniquities rest upon their bones, for the terror of the mighty was in the land of the living. 28 But you too will be broken and will lie among the uncircumcised, with those slain by the sword. 29 Edom is there with her kings and all her princes, who despite their might, are laid with those killed by the sword. They will lie with the uncircumcised and with those who go down to the pit. 30 There lie the princes of the north, all of them, and all the Sidonians, who went down with the slain in their terror because of their might. They lie uncircumcised with those slain by the sword, bearing their shame with those who go down to the pit. 31 Pharaoh will see them and will be comforted for all his multitude, Pharaoh and all his army, slain by the sword, declares the Lord GOD. 32 For I placed my terror in the land of the living, and he will be laid among the uncircumcised with those slain by the sword, Pharaoh and all his multitude, declares the Lord GOD.
Similar Verses (AI)
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3 Let my prayer come before you; incline your ear to my cry.
4 For my soul is filled with troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol.
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6 Abandoned among the dead, like the slain who lie in the grave, whom you remember no more, cut off from your care.
- Isa 14:19-202 verses78%
19 but you are cast out of your grave like a rejected branch, clothed with the slain, those pierced by the sword, who go down to the stones of the pit, like a corpse trampled underfoot.
20 You will not be joined with them in burial, because you have destroyed your land and slain your people. The offspring of evildoers will never be remembered.
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5 Return, LORD! Rescue my soul; save me because of Your steadfast love.
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6 He has made me dwell in dark places, like those long dead.
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14 The dead will not live; the departed spirits will not rise. Therefore You have punished and destroyed them and wiped out all memory of them.
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3 For the enemy has pursued me, crushing my life to the ground and making me dwell in darkness, like those long dead.
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18 For Sheol cannot thank You, death cannot praise You. Those who go down to the pit cannot hope for Your faithfulness.
- Ps 88:10-123 verses74%
10 My eyes are wasted from sorrow; I call upon you, LORD, every day; I stretch out my hands to you.
11 Do you work wonders for the dead? Do the departed rise up to praise you? Selah.
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12 I am a disgrace among all my enemies, and even more to my neighbors—a dread to my acquaintances; those who see me on the street flee from me.
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8 Your wrath weighs heavily upon me, and you have overwhelmed me with all your waves. Selah.
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3 O LORD, my God, I cried to You for help, and You healed me.
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10 I said, "In the prime of my life I must go through the gates of Sheol; I am deprived of the rest of my years."
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5 For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing; they have no further reward, and even their memory is forgotten.
- Lam 3:53-542 verses72%
53 They threw me alive into a pit and cast a stone upon me.
54 Waters flowed over my head; I thought, 'I am cut off.'
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15 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are disjointed. My heart is like wax; it melts within me.
- Ps 88:14-163 verses71%
14 But I, LORD, cry to you for help; in the morning, my prayer comes before you.
15 Why, LORD, do you reject me and hide your face from me?
16 I have been afflicted and close to death since my youth; I have borne your terrors and am in despair.
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5 The cords of death surrounded me, and the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.
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5 I said, 'I have been banished from Your sight; yet I will look again toward Your holy temple.'
6 The waters engulfed me up to my neck; the deep surrounded me; seaweed was wrapped around my head.
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8 They will bring you down to the pit, and you will die the death of the slain in the heart of the seas.
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7 As one plows the earth and breaks it apart, so are our bones scattered at the mouth of Sheol.
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17 They too went down to Sheol with it, to join the slain by the sword, along with its supporters who had lived in its shadow among the nations.
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20 'then I will bring you down with those who descend to the pit, to the people of old. I will make you dwell in the lower parts of the earth, among the ruins of antiquity, along with those who go down to the pit, so that you will not be lived in again. And I will display my glory in the land of the living.'
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21 The mighty chiefs will speak of them from the midst of Sheol, with their allies. They have gone down, lying with the uncircumcised, slain by the sword.
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5 The dead tremble beneath the waters and those who dwell in them.
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16 Will they go down to the bars of Sheol? Shall we descend together into the dust?
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17 The dead do not praise the Lord, nor do any who go down into silence.
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48 Remember how fleeting my life is; for what futility have you created all humanity!
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14 The one who is bowed down will soon be set free; he will not die and go down to the pit, nor will he lack bread.
- Isa 14:9-102 verses70%
9 Sheol below stirs up to meet you at your coming; it rouses the spirits of the dead—all the leaders of the earth—and raises from their thrones all the kings of the nations.
10 They all respond and say to you, 'You too have become weak as we are; you have become like us!'
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6 The cords of Sheol surrounded me; the snares of death confronted me.
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19 I was like a gentle lamb being led to the slaughter. I did not realize they had plotted against me, saying, ‘Let us destroy the tree with its fruit; let us cut him off from the land of the living, so that his name will never be remembered again.’
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15 But you will be brought down to Sheol, to the depths of the pit.
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14 This is their fate, their foolish confidence. And yet, after them, people approve their words. Selah.
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9 As a cloud vanishes and is gone, so one who goes down to the grave does not return.
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17 My soul has been deprived of peace; I have forgotten what happiness is.
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9 My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me.
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12 My dwelling is pulled up and taken from me, like a shepherd's tent. I have rolled up my life like a weaver rolls a cloth; He cuts me off from the loom. Day and night You bring me to an end.