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You have put lover and friend far from me, And my friends into darkness.
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Darkness as a Companion
The psalmist's suffering is so complete that he feels abandoned by everyone. Scholars note the Hebrew can be translated as "my acquaintance is darkness," meaning darkness itself has replaced his friends. This paints a powerful picture of profound isolation, where gloom and despair are one's only companions.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Lover and friend hast thou put far from me — That is, You have so afflicted me that they have forsaken me.
Those who profess…
19th Century
Anglican
And mine acquaintance into darkness. — This is an erroneous rendering. Rather, My acquaintance is darkness, or, darkn…
Baptist
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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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Lover and friend have you put far from me This is mentioned in (Psalms 88:8), and is here repeated; and …
Departed souls may declare God's faithfulness, justice, and lovingkindness; but deceased bodies can neither receive God's favors in comfort, nor re…
