Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version I am counted among those who go down to the pit; I am like one without strength. New Living Translation I am as good as dead, like a strong man with no strength left. English Standard Version I am counted among those who go down to the pit; I am a man who has no strength, Berean Standard Bible I am counted among those descending to the Pit. I am like a man without strength. King James Bible I am counted with them that go down into the pit: I am as a man that hath no strength: New King James Version I am counted with those who go down to the pit; I am like a man who has no strength, New American Standard Bible I am counted among those who go down to the pit; I have become like a man without strength, NASB 1995 I am reckoned among those who go down to the pit; I have become like a man without strength, NASB 1977 I am reckoned among those who go down to the pit; I have become like a man without strength, Legacy Standard Bible I am counted among those who go down to the pit; I am like a man without strength, Amplified Bible I am counted among those who go down to the pit (grave); I am like a man who has no strength [a mere shadow], Christian Standard Bible I am counted among those going down to the Pit. I am like a man without strength, Holman Christian Standard Bible I am counted among those going down to the Pit. I am like a man without strength, American Standard Version I am reckoned with them that go down into the pit; I am as a man that hath no help, Contemporary English Version I am as good as dead and completely helpless. English Revised Version I am counted with them that go down into the pit; I am as a man that hath no help: GOD'S WORD® Translation I am numbered with those who go into the pit. I am like a man without any strength- Good News Translation I am like all others who are about to die; all my strength is gone. International Standard Version I am considered as one of those descending into the Pit, like a mighty man without strength, Majority Standard Bible I am counted among those descending to the Pit. I am like a man without strength. NET Bible They treat me like those who descend into the grave. I am like a helpless man, New Heart English Bible I am counted among those who go down into the pit. I am like a man who has no help, Webster's Bible Translation I am counted with them that go down into the pit: I am as a man that hath no strength: World English Bible I am counted among those who go down into the pit. I am like a man who has no help, Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionI have been reckoned with those going down [to] the pit, "" I have been as a man without strength. Young's Literal Translation I have been reckoned with those going down to the pit, I have been as a man without strength. Smith's Literal Translation I was reckoned with those going down to the pit: I was as a man of no strength: Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleI am counted among them that go down to the pit: I am become as a man without help, Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible I am reckoned with those who go down to the pit; I am like a warrior without strength. New Revised Standard Version I am counted among those who go down to the Pit; I am like those who have no help, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleI am counted with them that go down into the pit; I am like a man who has no strength; Peshitta Holy Bible Translated I am counted with those who descend to the pit and I have been like a man who has no helper! OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917I am counted with them that go down into the pit; I am become as a man that hath no help; Brenton Septuagint Translation I have been reckoned with them that go down to the pit; I became as a man without help; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Day and Night I Cry Out Before You…3For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol. 4I am counted among those descending to the Pit. I am like a man without strength. 5I am forsaken among the dead, like the slain who lie in the grave, whom You remember no more, who are cut off from Your care.… Cross References Job 17:1 “My spirit is broken; my days are extinguished; the grave awaits me. Isaiah 38:10-11 I said, “In the prime of my life I must go through the gates of Sheol and be deprived of the remainder of my years.” / I said, “I will never again see the LORD, even the LORD, in the land of the living; I will no longer look on mankind with those who dwell in this world. Lamentations 3:6 He has made me dwell in darkness like those dead for ages. Job 10:21-22 before I go—never to return—to a land of darkness and gloom, / to a land of utter darkness, of deep shadow and disorder, where even the light is like darkness.” Psalm 143:3 For the enemy has pursued my soul, crushing my life to the ground, making me dwell in darkness like those long since dead. Psalm 31:12 I am forgotten like a dead man, out of mind. I am like a broken vessel. Isaiah 53:3 He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not. Job 3:11-13 Why did I not perish at birth; why did I not die as I came from the womb? / Why were there knees to receive me, and breasts that I should be nursed? / For now I would be lying down in peace; I would be asleep and at rest Psalm 6:5 For there is no mention of You in death; who can praise You from Sheol? Psalm 28:1 Of David. To You, O LORD, I call; be not deaf to me, O my Rock. For if You remain silent, I will be like those descending to the Pit. Ezekiel 37:11 Then He said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Look, they are saying, ‘Our bones are dried up, and our hope has perished; we are cut off.’ 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.” 2 Corinthians 1:8-9 We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the hardships we encountered in the province of Asia. We were under a burden far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life. / Indeed, we felt we were under the sentence of death, in order that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God, who raises the dead. Philippians 2:27 He was sick indeed, nearly unto death. But God had mercy on him, and not only on him but also on me, to spare me sorrow upon sorrow. 2 Timothy 4:6 For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand. Treasury of Scripture I am counted with them that go down into the pit: I am as a man that has no strength: counted Psalm 28:1 A Psalm of David. Unto thee will I cry, O LORD my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit. Psalm 30:9 What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth? Psalm 143:7 Hear me speedily, O LORD: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit. as a man Psalm 31:12 I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken vessel. Psalm 109:22-24 For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me… Romans 5:6 For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. Jump to Previous Counted Earth Help Numbered Pit Reckoned StrengthJump to Next Counted Earth Help Numbered Pit Reckoned StrengthPsalm 88 1. A prayer containing a grievous complaint.I am counted among those descending to the Pit I am counted The phrase "I am counted" suggests a sense of being numbered or included among a particular group. In the Hebrew text, the word used here is "נֶחְשַׁבְתִּי" (neḥšavti), which comes from the root "חָשַׁב" (ḥashav), meaning to think, account, or reckon. This implies a deliberate consideration or judgment. The psalmist feels as though he is being deliberately grouped with those who are in a dire state. This reflects a deep sense of despair and alienation, as if the psalmist's fate is sealed and he is being categorized with those who are beyond hope. In a broader biblical context, this can be seen as a cry for recognition and understanding from God, a plea not to be forgotten or misjudged. among those descending to the Pit Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew I am countedנֶ֭חְשַׁבְתִּי (neḥ·šaḇ·tî) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 2803: To think, account among עִם־ (‘im-) Preposition Strong's 5973: With, equally with those descending י֣וֹרְדֵי (yō·wr·ḏê) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct Strong's 3381: To come or go down, descend to the pit. ב֑וֹר (ḇō·wr) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 953: A pit, cistern, well I am הָ֝יִ֗יתִי (hā·yî·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be like a man כְּגֶ֣בֶר (kə·ḡe·ḇer) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1397: A valiant man, warrior, a person simply without אֵֽין־ (’ên-) Adverb Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle strength. אֱיָֽל׃ (’ĕ·yāl) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 353: Strength Links Psalm 88:4 NIVPsalm 88:4 NLT Psalm 88:4 ESV Psalm 88:4 NASB Psalm 88:4 KJV Psalm 88:4 BibleApps.com Psalm 88:4 Biblia Paralela Psalm 88:4 Chinese Bible Psalm 88:4 French Bible Psalm 88:4 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 88:4 I am counted among those who go (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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