Psalm 88:16-18

Christian Standard Bible

¹⁶Your wrath sweeps over me;
your terrors destroy me.^(A)
¹⁷They surround me like water all day long;
they close in on me from every side.^(B)
¹⁸You have distanced loved one and neighbor from me;
darkness is my only friend.^[a]^(C)

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88:18 Or from me, my friends. Oh darkness!

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