Psalm 88:17
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
They have surroundedסַבּ֣וּנִי
(sab·bu·ni)
5437: to turn about, go around, surrounda prim. root
me like waterכַ֭מַּיִם
(cham·ma·yim)
4325: waters, watera prim. root
allכָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
dayהַיֹּ֑ום
(hai·yo·vm;)
3117: daya prim. root
long; They have encompassedהִקִּ֖יפוּ
(hik·ki·fu)
5362b: to go arounda prim. root
me altogether.יָֽחַד׃
(ya·chad.)
3162: unitednessfrom yachad


















KJV Lexicon
They came round about
cabab  (saw-bab')
to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively (as follows)
me daily
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
like water
mayim  (mah'-yim)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring).
they compassed
naqaph  (naw-kaf')
to strike with more or less violence (beat, fell, corrode); by implication (of attack) to knock together, i.e. surround or circulate
me about together
yachad  (yakh'-ad)
a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedly -- alike, at all (once), both, likewise, only, (al-)together, withal.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
They have surrounded me like water all day long; They have encompassed me altogether.

King James Bible
They came round about me daily like water; they compassed me about together.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They surround me like water all day long; they close in on me from every side.

International Standard Version
Like waters, they engulf me all day long; they surround me on all sides.

NET Bible
They surround me like water all day long; they join forces and encircle me.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
They have surrounded me all day like waters and they have stood up against me together!

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They swirl around me all day long like water. They surround me on all sides.

King James 2000 Bible
They came round about me daily like water; they compassed me about together.
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