Psalms 88:6

“You have put me in the lowest pit, in dark places, in the depths.”

Psalms 88:6 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Psalms 88:6, word by word

You have put meשַׁתַּshata

put

To station something somewhere; sow enmity.

Where else “shata” appears
in the lowestתַּחְתִּיּוֹתtachtiyot

lowest

Lowest, the lower level; the depths.

Where else “tachtiyot” appears
pitבוֹרvor

grave

The place where the dead go down; the grave.

Where else “vor” appears
in dark placesמַחֲשַׁכִּיםmachashakim

dark place

Darkness, a hiding place in the dark.

Where else “machashakim” appears
in the depthsמְצֹלוֹתmetsolot

depths

The depths of the sea; also deep mire.

Where else “metsolot” appears

The context

5set loose among the dead, like the pierced who lie in the grave, whom you do not remember anymore, and they from your hand have been cut off.

6 · This verse (above)

7Upon me your fury has leaned, and with all your breakers you have afflicted me. Selah.

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