Psalm 88:3
Strong's Lexicon
For
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore

my soul
נַפְשִׁ֑י (nap̄·šî)
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 5315: 1) soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion 1a) that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man 1b) living being 1c) living being (with life in the blood) 1d) the man himself, self, person or individual 1e) seat of the appetites 1f) seat of emotions and passions 1g) activity of mind 1g1) dubious 1h) activity of the will 1h1) dubious 1i) activity of the character 1i1) dubious

is full
שָֽׂבְעָ֣ה (śā·ḇə·‘āh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7646: 1) to be satisfied, be sated, be fulfilled, be surfeited 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be sated (with food) 1a2) to be sated, be satisfied with, be fulfilled, be filled, have one's fill of (have desire satisfied) 1a3) to have in excess, be surfeited, be surfeited with 1a3a) to be weary of (fig) 1b) (Piel) to satisfy 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to satisfy 1c2) to enrich 1c3) to sate, glut (with the undesired)

of troubles,
בְרָע֣וֹת (ḇə·rā·‘ō·wṯ)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7451: adj 1) bad, evil 1a) bad, disagreeable, malignant 1b) bad, unpleasant, evil (giving pain, unhappiness, misery) 1c) evil, displeasing 1d) bad (of its kind-land, water, etc) 1e) bad (of value) 1f) worse than, worst (comparison) 1g) sad, unhappy 1h) evil (hurtful) 1i) bad, unkind (vicious in disposition) 1j) bad, evil, wicked (ethically) 1j1) in general, of persons, of thoughts 1j2) deeds, actions n m 2) evil, distress, misery, injury, calamity 2a) evil, distress, adversity 2b) evil, injury, wrong 2c) evil (ethical) n f 3) evil, misery, distress, injury 3a) evil, misery, distress 3b) evil, injury, wrong 3c) evil (ethical)

and my life
וְחַיַּ֗י (wə·ḥay·yay)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 2416: adj 1) living, alive 1a) green (of vegetation) 1b) flowing, fresh (of water) 1c) lively, active (of man) 1d) reviving (of the springtime) n m 2) relatives 3) life (abstract emphatic) 3a) life 3b) sustenance, maintenance n f 4) living thing, animal 4a) animal 4b) life 4c) appetite 4d) revival, renewal 5) community

draws near
הִגִּֽיעוּ׃ (hig·gî·‘ū)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 5060: 1) to touch, reach, strike 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to touch 1a2) to strike 1a3) to reach, extend to 1a4) to be stricken 1a4a) stricken (participle) 1b) (Niphal) to be stricken, be defeated 1c) (Piel) to strike 1d) (Pual) to be stricken (by disease) 1e) (Hiphil) to cause to touch, reach, approach, arrive 1e1) to cause to touch, apply 1e2) to reach, extend, attain, arrive, come 1e3) to approach (of time) 1e4) to befall (of fate)

to Sheol.
לִשְׁא֥וֹל (liš·’ō·wl)
Preposition-l | Noun - common singular
Strong's Hebrew 7585: 1) sheol, underworld, grave, hell, pit 1a) the underworld 1b) Sheol-the OT designation for the abode of the dead 1b1) place of no return 1b2) without praise of God 1b3) wicked sent there for punishment 1b4) righteous not abandoned to it 1b5) of the place of exile (fig) 1b6) of extreme degradation in sin

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol.

Young's Literal Translation
For my soul hath been full of evils, And my life hath come to Sheol.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For I have had enough troubles, and my life is near Sheol.

New American Standard Bible
For my soul has had enough troubles, And my life has drawn near to Sheol.

King James Bible
For my soul is full of troubles: and my life draweth nigh unto the grave.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
I am overwhelmed with troubles and my life draws near to death.

New Living Translation
For my life is full of troubles, and death draws near.

English Standard Version
For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol.

New American Standard Bible
For my soul has had enough troubles, And my life has drawn near to Sheol.

King James Bible
For my soul is full of troubles: and my life draweth nigh unto the grave.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For I have had enough troubles, and my life is near Sheol.

International Standard Version
For my life is filled with troubles as I approach Sheol.

NET Bible
For my life is filled with troubles and I am ready to enter Sheol.

American Standard Version
For my soul is full of troubles, And my life draweth nigh unto Sheol.

English Revised Version
For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draweth nigh unto Sheol.

Young's Literal Translation
For my soul hath been full of evils, And my life hath come to Sheol.
















Cross References
Job 17:1
My breath is corrupt, my days are extinct, the graves are ready for me.

Psalm 6:3
My soul is also sore vexed: but thou, O LORD, how long?

Psalm 107:18
Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat; and they draw near unto the gates of death.

Psalm 107:26
They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble.

Psalm 116:3
The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.

Psalm 141:7
Our bones are scattered at the grave's mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth.

Psalm 1:1
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

Psalm 88:2
Let my prayer come before thee: incline thine ear unto my cry;

Psalm 88:1
O LORD God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee:

Psalm 87:7
As well the singers as the players on instruments shall be there: all my springs are in thee.

Psalm 88:4
I am counted with them that go down into the pit: I am as a man that hath no strength:
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