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Written Off and Worn Out
Commentators explain that the psalmist feels completely abandoned, so close to death that others have already "counted" him among the dead in the grave, or "the pit." He describes himself as a man with absolutely no strength left, with one scholar suggesting the image of a once-mighty hero who is now powerless.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 88:4
18th Century
Theologian
I am counted with them that go down into the pit—I am so near to death that I may be reckoned already as among the dead. It is so m…
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 88:4
19th Century
Bishop
As a man ... —Rather, like a hero whose strength is gone.
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 88:3–4
19th Century
Preacher
And my life draws near to the grave. I am counted with those who go down into the pit:
"They put me down as a dead man. Those who s…
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John Gill
On Psalms 88:4
17th Century
Pastor
I am counted with them that go down into the pit
With the dead, with them that are worthy of death, with malefactors…
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 88:1–9
17th Century
Minister
The first words of the psalmist are the only words of comfort and support in this psalm. Good people can be so greatly afflicted, and may have such…