7 Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, and thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves. Selah.
7 Your wrath lies heavy upon me, and you overwhelm me with all your waves. Selah
7 I'm battered senseless by your rage, relentlessly pounded by your waves of anger.
7 Your wrath lies heavy upon me, And You have afflicted me with all Your waves. Selah
7 Your anger weighs me down; with wave after wave you have engulfed me. Interlude
15 My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one.
15 I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.
15 I do not ask that you take them out of the world, but that you keep them from the evil one.
15 Just as I didn't join the world's ways. I'm not asking that you take them out of the world But that you guard them from the Evil One.
15 I do not pray that You should take them out of the world, but that You should keep them from the evil one.
15 I'm not asking you to take them out of the world, but to keep them safe from the evil one.
(Read John 17:11-16)
Christ does not pray that they might be rich and great in the world, but that they might be kept from sin, strengthened for their duty, and brought safe to heaven. The prosperity of the soul is the best prosperity. He pleaded with his holy Father, that he would keep them by his power and for his glory, that they might be united in affection and labours, even according to the union of the Father and the Son. He did not pray that his disciples should be removed out of the world, that they might escape the rage of men, for they had a great work to do for the glory of God, and the benefit of mankind. But he prayed that the Father would keep them from the evil, from being corrupted by the world, the remains of sin in their hearts, and from the power and craft of Satan. So that they might pass through the world as through an enemy's country, as he had done. They are not left here to pursue the same objects as the men around them, but to glorify God, and to serve their generation. The Spirit of God in true Christians is opposed to the spirit of the world.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Psalm 88:7
Commentary on Psalm 88:1-9
(Read Psalm 88:1-9)
The first words of the psalmist are the only words of comfort and support in this psalm. Thus greatly may good men be afflicted, and such dismal thoughts may they have about their afflictions, and such dark conclusion may they make about their end, through the power of melancholy and the weakness of faith. He complained most of God's displeasure. Even the children of God's love may sometimes think themselves children of wrath and no outward trouble can be so hard upon them as that. Probably the psalmist described his own case, yet he leads to Christ. Thus are we called to look unto Jesus, wounded and bruised for our iniquities. But the wrath of God poured the greatest bitterness into his cup. This weighed him down into darkness and the deep.