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Psalms 88:18

Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, and mine acquaintance into darkness.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 88:19.

הִרְחַ֣קְתָּhirchaqtalooseרָחַקverb, hiphil, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “loose”, a completed actionH7368to widen (in any direction), i.e. (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively, of place or relation)(a-, be, cast, drive, get, go, keep (self), put, remove, be too, (wander), withdraw) far (away, off), loose, [idiom] refrain, very, (be) a good way (off).מִ֭מֶּנִּיmimenifromמִןpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “from”H4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many sensesabove, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.אֹהֵ֣בohevloveאָהַבverb, qal, participle, absolute — “love”, a verb used as a describing wordH157to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)(be-) love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.וָרֵ֑עַvareaand brotherרֵעַconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and brother”, the ordinary formH7453an associate (more or less close)brother, companion, fellow, friend, husband, lover, neighbour, [idiom] (an-) other.מְֽיֻדָּעַ֥יmeyudaayknowיָדַעverb, pual, passive participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “know”, a verb used as a describing wordH3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-) awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, [idiom] could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with…מַחְשָֽׁךְmachshakhedarkמַחְשָׁךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “dark”, the ordinary formH4285darkness; concretely, a dark placedark(-ness, place).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(88-19) Friend and companion hast Thou put far from me, and mine acquaintance into darkness.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, And mine acquaintance into darkness.

Young’s Literal Translation

Thou hast put far from me lover and friend, Mine acquaintance [is] the place of darkness!

World English Bible

You have put lover and friend far from me, and my friends into darkness.

Darby Translation

Lover and associate hast thou put far from me: my familiar friends are darkness.

Douay-Rheims

For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy good pleasure shall our horn be exalted.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(88-19) Friend and companion hast Thou put far from me, and mine acquaintance into darkness.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Thou hast put far from me every friend, and mine acquaintances because of my wretchedness.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐμάκρυνας ἀπʼ ἐμοῦ φίλον, καὶ τοὺς γνωστούς μου ἀπὸ ταλαιπωρίας.