Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
My soul is among the dead, like those in the underworld, to whom you give no more thought; for they are cut off from your care.
New American Standard Bible
Like the slain who lie in the grave,
Whom You remember no more,
And they are
King James Version
Free among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, whom thou rememberest no more: and they are cut off from thy hand.
Holman Bible
I am like the slain lying in the grave,
whom You no longer remember,
and who are cut off from Your care.
International Standard Version
released to remain with the dead, lying in a grave like a corpse, remembered no longer, and cut off from your power.
A Conservative Version
cast off among the dead, like the slain who lie in the grave, whom thou remember no more, and they are cut off from thy hand.
American Standard Version
Cast off among the dead, Like the slain that lie in the grave, Whom thou rememberest no more, And they are cut off from thy hand.
Amplified
Like the slain who lie in a [nameless] grave,
Whom You no longer remember,
And they are cut off from Your hand.
Darby Translation
Prostrate among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave; whom thou rememberest no more, and who are cut off from thy hand.
Julia Smith Translation
Free among the dead, as they wounded lying down in the grave, whom thou no more didst remember them, and they were cut off by thy hand.
King James 2000
Adrift among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, whom you remember no more: and they are cut off from your hand.
Lexham Expanded Bible
set free among the dead, like [the] slain lying in [the] grave, whom you no longer remember, even those cut off from your hand.
Modern King James verseion
free among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, whom You remember no more; and by Your hand they are cut off.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
free among the dead, like unto them that lie in the grave, which be out of remembrance, and are cut away from thy hand.
NET Bible
adrift among the dead, like corpses lying in the grave, whom you remember no more, and who are cut off from your power.
New Heart English Bible
set apart among the dead, like the slain who lie in the grave, whom you remember no more. They are cut off from your hand.
The Emphasized Bible
Among the dead, is my couch, - Like the slain that lie in the grave, Where thou rememberest them no more, Yea, they, from thy hand, are cut off;
Webster
Free among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, whom thou rememberest no more: and they are cut off from thy hand.
World English Bible
set apart among the dead, like the slain who lie in the grave, whom you remember no more. They are cut off from your hand.
Youngs Literal Translation
Among the dead -- free, As pierced ones lying in the grave, Whom Thou hast not remembered any more, Yea, they by Thy hand have been cut off.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 88:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Cry Of Desperation
4 I am numbered among those who go down into the earth; I have become like a man for whom there is no help: 5 My soul is among the dead, like those in the underworld, to whom you give no more thought; for they are cut off from your care. 6 You have put me in the lowest deep, even in dark places.
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Cross References
Isaiah 53:8
They took away from him help and right, and who gave a thought to his fate? for he was cut off from the land of the living: he came to his death for the sin of my people.
Psalm 31:22
And as for me, I said in my fear, I am cut off from before your eyes; but you gave ear to the voice of my prayer, when my cry went up to you.
Genesis 8:1
And God kept Noah in mind, and all the living things and the cattle which were with him in the ark: and God sent a wind over the earth, and the waters went down.
Genesis 19:29
So it came about that when God sent destruction on the towns of the lowland, he kept his word to Abraham, and sent Lot safely away when he put an end to the towns where he was living.
Job 6:9
If only he would be pleased to put an end to me; and would let loose his hand, so that I might be cut off!
Job 11:10
If he goes on his way, shutting a man up and putting him to death, who may make him go back from his purpose?
Psalm 31:12
I have gone from men's minds and memory like a dead man; I am like a broken vessel.
Psalm 88:16
The heat of your wrath has gone over me; I am broken by your cruel punishments.
Psalm 136:23
Who kept us in mind when we were in trouble: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.
Isaiah 14:9-12
The underworld is moved at your coming: the shades of the dead are awake before you, even the strong ones of the earth; all the kings of the world have got up from their seats.
Isaiah 38:10-12
I said, In the quiet of my days I am going down into the underworld: the rest of my years are being taken away from me.
Ezekiel 32:18-32
Son of man, let your voice be loud in sorrow for the people of Egypt and send them down, even you and the daughters of the nations; I will send them down into the lowest parts of the earth, with those who go down into the underworld.