King James Version

Psalms 88:7

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

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 88:8.

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,…סָמְכָ֣הsamekhahholdסָמַךְverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “hold”, a completed actionH5564to prop (literally or figuratively); reflexively, to lean upon or take hold of (in a favorable or unfavorable sense)bear up, establish, (up-) hold, lay, lean, lie hard, put, rest self, set self, stand fast, stay (self), sustain.חֲמָתֶ֑ךָchamatekhaangerחֵמָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “anger”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2534heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever)anger, bottles, hot displeasure, furious(-ly, -ry), heat, indignation, poison, rage, wrath(-ful). See H2529 (חֶמְאָה).וְכָלvekhaland allכֹּלconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).מִ֝שְׁבָּרֶ֗יךָmishbareykhabillowמִשְׁבָּרnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “billow”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4867a breaker (of the sea)billow, wave.עִנִּ֥יתָinitaabase selfעָנָהverb, piel, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “abase self”, a completed actionH6031to depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive (in various applications, as follows)abase self, afflict(-ion, self), answer (by mistake for H6030 (עָנָה)), chasten self, deal hardly with, defile, exercise, force, gentleness, humble (self), hurt, ravish, sing (by mistake for H6030 (עָנָה)), speak (by mistake for H6030 (עָנ…סֶּֽלָהselahSelahסֶלָהparticle, interjection — “Selah”H5542suspension (of music), i.e. pauseSelah.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(88-8) Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, and all Thy waves Thou pressest down. Selah

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

Upon me hath Thy fury lain, And [with] all Thy breakers Thou hast afflicted. Selah.

World English Bible

Your wrath lies heavily on me. You have afflicted me with all your waves. Selah.

Darby Translation

Thy fury lieth hard upon me, and thou hast afflicted [me] with all thy waves. Selah.

Douay-Rheims

For who in the clouds can be compared to the Lord: or who among the sons of God shall be like to God?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(88-8) Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, and all Thy waves Thou pressest down. Selah

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

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

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐπʼ ἐμὲ ἐπεστηρίχθη ὁ θυμός σου, καὶ πάντας τοὺς μετεωρισμούς σου ἐπήγαγες ἐπʼ ἐμέ· διάψαλμα.