Psalm 88:17–18

17 They came around me all day long like water;

They engulfed me altogether.

18 jLoved one and friend You have put far from me,

And my acquaintances into darkness.

Psalm 88:17–18 — New International Version (2011) (NIV)

17 All day long they surround me like a flood;

they have completely engulfed me.

18 You have taken from me friend and neighbor—

darkness is my closest friend.

Psalm 88:17–18 — English Standard Version (ESV)

17 They surround me like a flood all day long;

they close in on me together.

18 You have caused my beloved and my friend to shun me;

my companions have become darkness.

Psalm 88:17–18 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

17 They came round about me daily like water;

They compassed me about together.

18 Lover and friend hast thou put far from me,

And mine acquaintance into darkness.

Psalm 88:17–18 — New Living Translation (NLT)

17 They swirl around me like floodwaters all day long.

They have engulfed me completely.

18 You have taken away my companions and loved ones.

Darkness is my closest friend.

Psalm 88:17–18 — New Century Version (NCV)

17 They surround me daily like a flood;

they are all around me.

18 You have taken away my loved ones and friends.

Darkness is my only friend.

Psalm 88:17–18 — American Standard Version (ASV)

17 They came round about me like water all the day long;

They compassed me about together.

18 Lover and friend hast thou put far from me,

And mine acquaintance into darkness.

Psalm 88:17–18 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

17 They have surrounded me all the day like water; they have compassed me about together. 18 Lover and associate hast thou put far from me: my familiar friends are darkness.

Psalm 88:17–18 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

17 They swirl around me all day long like water.

They surround me on all sides.

18 You have taken my loved ones and friends far away from me.

Darkness is my only friend!

Psalm 88:17–18 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

17 They surround me like water all day long;

they close in on me from every side.

18 You have distanced loved one and neighbor from me;

darkness is my only friend.

Psalm 88:17–18 — New Revised Standard Version: Updated Edition (NRSVue)

17 They surround me like a flood all day long;

from all sides they close in on me.

18 You have caused friend and neighbor to shun me;

my companions are in darkness.

Psalm 88:17–18 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

17 They surround me like water all the day;

they circle about me altogether.

18 You have removed loved one and friend far from me,

my acquaintances far from my darkness.

Psalm 88:17–18 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

17 All day long they surround me like a flood.

They have closed in all around me.

18 You have taken my companions and loved ones away from me.

The darkness is my closest friend.

Psalm 88:17–18 — New American Standard Bible (1995) (NASB95)

17 They have surrounded me like water all day long;

They have encompassed me altogether.

18 You have removed lover and friend far from me;

My acquaintances are in darkness.

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