King James Version

Psalms 88:16

Thy fierce wrath goeth over me; thy terrors have cut me off.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 88:17.

עָ֭לַיalayaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…עָבְר֣וּavervalienateעָבַרverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “alienate”, a completed actionH5674to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)alienate, alter, [idiom] at all, beyond, bring (over, through), carry over, (over-) come (on, over), conduct (over), convey over, current, deliver, do away, enter, escape, fail, gender, get over, (make) go (away, beyond, by, forth, his way…חֲרוֹנֶ֑יךָcharoneykhasore displeasureחָרוֹןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “sore displeasure”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2740a burning of angersore displeasure, fierce(-ness), fury, (fierce) wrath(-ful).בִּ֝עוּתֶ֗יךָbiuteykhaterrorsבִּעוּתִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “terrors”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1161alarmsterrors.צִמְּתוּתֻֽנִיtsimtutuniconsumeצָמַתverb, pilpel, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “consume”, a completed actionH6789to extirpate (literally or figuratively)consume, cut off, destroy, vanish.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(88-17) Thy fierce wrath is gone over me; Thy terrors have cut me off.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thy fierce wrath is gone over me; Thy terrors have cut me off.

Young’s Literal Translation

Over me hath Thy wrath passed, Thy terrors have cut me off,

World English Bible

Your fierce wrath has gone over me. Your terrors have cut me off.

Darby Translation

Thy fierce anger hath gone over me; thy terrors have brought me to nought:

Douay-Rheims

Blessed is the people that knoweth jubilation. They shall walk, O Lord, in the light of thy countenance:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(88-17) Thy fierce wrath is gone over me; Thy terrors have cut me off.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Thy wrath has passed over me; and thy terrors have greatly disquieted me.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐπʼ ἐμὲ διῆλθον αἱ ὀργαί σου, καὶ οἱ φοβερισμοί σου ἐξετάραξάν με.