They swirl around me like floodwaters all day long.
They have engulfed me completely.
You have taken away my companions and loved ones.
Darkness is my closest friend.
They swirl around me like floodwaters all day long. They have engulfed me completely.
Psalm 22:12
My enemies surround me like a herd of bulls;
fierce bulls of Bashan have hemmed me in!
Psalm 22:16
My enemies surround me like a pack of dogs;
an evil gang closes in on me.
They have pierced my hands and feet. (see all Psalm 22)
Psalm 124:3-5
They would have swallowed us alive
in their burning anger.
The waters would have engulfed us;
a torrent would have overwhelmed us.
Yes, the raging waters of their fury
would have overwhelmed our very lives. (see all Psalm 124)
You have taken away my companions and loved ones. Darkness is my closest friend.
Job 19:13-14
"My relatives stay far away,
and my friends have turned against me.
My family is gone,
and my close friends have forgotten me." (see all chapter 19)
Psalm 31:11
I am scorned by all my enemies
and despised by my neighbors--
even my friends are afraid to come near me.
When they see me on the street,
they run the other way. (see all Psalm 31)
Psalm 38:11
My loved ones and friends stay away, fearing my disease.
Even my own family stands at a distance. (see all Psalm 38)
Psalm 88:11-12
Can those in the grave declare your unfailing love?
Can they proclaim your faithfulness in the place of destruction?
Can the darkness speak of your wonderful deeds?
Can anyone in the land of forgetfulness talk about your righteousness?
(see all Psalm 88)
(parentheses are mine)
Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living
Translation, copyright ©1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation.
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