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The Flood of Affliction
Commentators explain the imagery of being surrounded by water as a depiction of overwhelming and relentless trouble. The psalmist's afflictions are not isolated incidents but a constant, all-encompassing flood that has banded together to come upon him all at once.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 88:17
18th Century
Theologian
They came round about me daily like water - Margin, “as in” Hebrew, all the day. That is, his troubles seemed to be like the waves …
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 88:17
19th Century
Bishop
They — i.e., the terrors or horrors, now likened to a flood, a figure of frequent occurrence. (See Psalm 18:16 and other …
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 88:15–18
19th Century
Preacher
There the Psalm ends. It is a sorrowful wail, and it comes to a close when you do not expect it to finish. It really has no finish to it, as when m…
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John Gill
On Psalms 88:17
17th Century
Pastor
They came round about me daily like water
That is, the terrors of the Lord, the sorrows of death and hell, ([Referen…
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 88:10–18
17th Century
Minister
Departed souls may declare God's faithfulness, justice, and lovingkindness; but deceased bodies can neither receive God's favors in comfort, nor re…