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Selected Verse: Psalms 88:17 - Strong Concordance

Verse	Translation	Text
Ps 88:17	Strong Concordance	They came round about [05437] me daily [03117] like water [04325]; they compassed [05362] me about together [03162].
	King James	They came round about me daily like water; they compassed me about together.

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Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
They came round about me daily like water - Margin, "as in" Hebrew, all the day. That is, his troubles seemed to be like the waves of the sea cohnstantly breaking on the shore. See Psa 42:7. They compassed me about together - My troubles did not come singly, so that I could meet them one at a time, but they seemed to have banded themselves together; they all came upon me at once.

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]

They came round about me daily like water - Margin, "as in" Hebrew, all the day. That is, his troubles seemed to be like the waves of the sea cohnstantly breaking on the shore. See Psa 42:7.

They compassed me about together - My troubles did not come singly, so that I could meet them one at a time, but they seemed to have banded themselves together; they all came upon me at once.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]
Water - As the waters of the sea encompass him who is in the midst of it.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]

Water - As the waters of the sea encompass him who is in the midst of it.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826
They came round about me daily like water - Besides his spiritual conflicts, he had many enemies to grapple with. The waves of God's displeasure broke over him, and his enemies came around him like water, increasing more and more, rising higher and higher, till he was at last on the point of being submerged in the flood.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826

They came round about me daily like water - Besides his spiritual conflicts, he had many enemies to grapple with. The waves of God's displeasure broke over him, and his enemies came around him like water, increasing more and more, rising higher and higher, till he was at last on the point of being submerged in the flood.

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