Psalm 88:7
New International Version
Your wrath lies heavily on me; you have overwhelmed me with all your waves.

New Living Translation
Your anger weighs me down; with wave after wave you have engulfed me. Interlude

English Standard Version
Your wrath lies heavy upon me, and you overwhelm me with all your waves. Selah

Berean Standard Bible
Your wrath weighs heavily upon me; all Your waves have submerged me. Selah

King James Bible
Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, and thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves. Selah.

New King James Version
Your wrath lies heavy upon me, And You have afflicted me with all Your waves. Selah

New American Standard Bible
Your wrath has rested upon me, And You have afflicted me with all Your waves. Selah

NASB 1995
Your wrath has rested upon me, And You have afflicted me with all Your waves. Selah.

NASB 1977
Thy wrath has rested upon me, And Thou hast afflicted me with all Thy waves. Selah.

Legacy Standard Bible
Your wrath lies upon me, And You afflict me with all Your breaking waves. Selah.

Amplified Bible
Your wrath has rested heavily upon me, And You have afflicted me with all Your waves. Selah.

Christian Standard Bible
Your wrath weighs heavily on me; you have overwhelmed me with all your waves. Selah

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Your wrath weighs heavily on me; You have overwhelmed me with all Your waves. Selah

American Standard Version
Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, And thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves. [Selah

Contemporary English Version
your anger rolls over me like ocean waves.

English Revised Version
Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, and thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves. Selah

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Your rage lies heavily on me. You make all your waves pound on me. [Selah]

Good News Translation
Your anger lies heavy on me, and I am crushed beneath its waves.

International Standard Version
Your anger lies heavily upon me; you pound me with all your waves. Interlude

Majority Standard Bible
Your wrath weighs heavily upon me; all Your waves have submerged me. Selah

NET Bible
Your anger bears down on me, and you overwhelm me with all your waves. (Selah)

New Heart English Bible
Your wrath lies heavily on me. You have afflicted me with all your waves. Selah.

Webster's Bible Translation
Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, and thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves. Selah.

World English Bible
Your wrath lies heavily on me. You have afflicted me with all your waves. Selah.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Your fury has lain on me, "" And You have afflicted [with] all Your breakers. Selah.

Young's Literal Translation
Upon me hath Thy fury lain, And with all Thy breakers Thou hast afflicted. Selah.

Smith's Literal Translation
Thy wrath lay upon me, and thou didst afflict with all thy breakers. Silence.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Thy wrath is strong over me: and all thy waves thou hast brought in upon me.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Your fury has been confirmed over me. And you have brought all your waves upon me.

New American Bible
Your wrath lies heavy upon me; all your waves crash over me. Selah

New Revised Standard Version
Your wrath lies heavy upon me, and you overwhelm me with all your waves. Selah
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Thy wrath rests hard upon me, and thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And your wrath rests upon me and you have brought against me all your storms!
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, And all Thy waves Thou pressest down. Selah

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Thy wrath has pressed heavily upon me, and thou hast brought upon me all thy billows. Pause.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Day and Night I Cry Out Before You
6You have laid me in the lowest Pit, in the darkest of the depths. 7Your wrath weighs heavily upon me; all Your waves have submerged me. Selah 8You have removed my friends from me; You have made me repulsive to them; I am confined and cannot escape.…

Cross References
Job 6:4
For the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me; my spirit drinks in their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.

Job 30:27
I am churning within and cannot rest; days of affliction confront me.

Lamentations 3:3
Indeed, He keeps turning His hand against me all day long.

Jonah 2:3
For You cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the current swirled about me; all Your breakers and waves swept over me.

Psalm 42:7
Deep calls to deep in the roar of Your waterfalls; all Your breakers and waves have rolled over me.

Psalm 69:1-2
For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Lilies.” Of David. Save me, O God, for the waters are up to my neck. / I have sunk into the miry depths, where there is no footing; I have drifted into deep waters, where the flood engulfs me.

Psalm 32:4
For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was drained as in the summer heat. Selah

Psalm 38:2
For Your arrows have pierced me deeply, and Your hand has pressed down on me.

Psalm 77:16
The waters saw You, O God; the waters saw You and swirled; even the depths were shaken.

Isaiah 54:7-8
“For a brief moment I forsook you, but with great compassion I will bring you back. / In a surge of anger I hid My face from you for a moment, but with everlasting kindness I will have compassion on you,” says the LORD your Redeemer.

Jeremiah 30:23
Behold, the storm of the LORD has gone out with fury, a whirlwind swirling down upon the heads of the wicked.

Ezekiel 7:19
They will throw their silver into the streets, and their gold will seem unclean. Their silver and gold cannot save them in the day of the wrath of the LORD. They cannot satisfy their appetites or fill their stomachs with wealth, for it became the stumbling block that brought their iniquity.

Matthew 26:38
Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with Me.”

Mark 14:33-34
He took with Him Peter, James, and John, and began to be deeply troubled and distressed. / Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch.”

Luke 22:44
And in His anguish, He prayed more earnestly, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.


Treasury of Scripture

Your wrath lies hard on me, and you have afflicted me with all your waves. Selah.

thy wrath

Psalm 38:1
A Psalm of David, to bring to remembrance. O LORD, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.

Psalm 90:7
For we are consumed by thine anger, and by thy wrath are we troubled.

Psalm 102:10
Because of thine indignation and thy wrath: for thou hast lifted me up, and cast me down.

with

Psalm 42:7
Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts: all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me.

Jonah 2:3
For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and the floods compassed me about: all thy billows and thy waves passed over me.

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Psalm 88
1. A prayer containing a grievous complaint.














Your wrath
The phrase "Your wrath" in Psalm 88:7 refers to the divine anger of God. In Hebrew, the word for wrath is "chemah," which conveys a sense of heat or fury. This term is often used in the Old Testament to describe God's righteous indignation against sin and disobedience. From a conservative Christian perspective, God's wrath is not arbitrary but is a response to human sinfulness and rebellion. It serves as a reminder of God's holiness and justice, emphasizing the need for repentance and reconciliation with Him. The wrath of God is a theme that runs throughout Scripture, highlighting the seriousness of sin and the necessity of atonement, ultimately fulfilled in the sacrifice of Jesus Christ.

lies heavily upon me
The phrase "lies heavily upon me" suggests a burden or overwhelming pressure. The Hebrew word "samak" is used here, which means to lean upon or support, but in this context, it conveys the idea of being weighed down. This imagery reflects the psalmist's deep sense of despair and the feeling of being crushed under the weight of divine displeasure. Historically, this can be seen as a reflection of the human experience of suffering and the feeling of being abandoned by God. Yet, in the broader biblical narrative, such moments of despair often lead to a deeper understanding of God's presence and faithfulness, even in times of trial.

and all Your waves
The imagery of "all Your waves" evokes the relentless and overwhelming nature of the psalmist's afflictions. The Hebrew word "gal" refers to a wave or billow, often used in the context of the sea. This metaphor is powerful, as it portrays the psalmist's troubles as unending and overpowering, much like the waves of the ocean. In the biblical context, the sea often symbolizes chaos and danger, yet it is also under God's control. This duality serves as a reminder that while life's challenges may seem insurmountable, they are ultimately subject to God's sovereign will.

have submerged me
The phrase "have submerged me" conveys a sense of being overwhelmed or engulfed. The Hebrew root "shataph" means to overflow or inundate. This expression captures the psalmist's feeling of being completely overtaken by his circumstances, akin to drowning. In the broader scriptural context, water is often a symbol of both judgment and salvation. The floodwaters that once judged the earth also carried Noah to safety. Similarly, the Red Sea that threatened the Israelites became their path to deliverance. This dual symbolism offers hope that even in overwhelming trials, God can provide a way through and bring about redemption.

(7) And thou hast afflicted.--Literally, And thou hast pressed (me) down with all thy breakers, supplying the object, and taking the accusative in the text as the instrument, as in Psalm 102:23, where the same verb is used (Authorised Version, "weakened").

Verse 7. - Thy wrath lieth hard upon me. Here the cause of all the psalmist's sufferings is touched; God was angry with him (comp. ver. 16). And thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves (comp. Psalm 42:7, "All thy waves and thy billows have gone over me").

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Your wrath
חֲמָתֶ֑ךָ (ḥă·mā·ṯe·ḵā)
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 2534: Heat, anger, poison

weighs heavily
סָמְכָ֣ה (sā·mə·ḵāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 5564: To prop, to lean upon, take hold of

upon me;
עָ֭לַי (‘ā·lay)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

all
וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

Your waves
מִ֝שְׁבָּרֶ֗יךָ (miš·bā·re·ḵā)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 4867: A breaker (of the sea)

have submerged [me].
עִנִּ֥יתָ (‘in·nî·ṯā)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 6031: To be bowed down or afflicted

Selah
סֶּֽלָה׃ (se·lāh)
Interjection
Strong's 5542: Suspension, pause


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