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Psalms 88:17

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They came round about me daily like water; they compassed me about together.
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  1. Psalms 22:16Rank 1 from verse 17
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    16For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.

  2. Psalms 116:3Rank 2 from verse 17
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    3The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.

  3. Psalms 69:1–2Rank 3 from verse 17
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    1SAVE me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul.

    2I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.

  4. Job 16:12–13Rank 4 from verse 17
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    12I was at ease, but he hath broken me asunder: he hath also taken me by my neck, and shaken me to pieces, and set me up for his mark.

    13His archers compass me round about, he cleaveth my reins asunder, and doth not spare; he poureth out my gall upon the ground.

  5. Job 30:14–15Rank 5 from verse 17
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    14They came upon me as a wide breaking in of waters: in the desolation they rolled themselves upon me.

    15Terrors are turned upon me: they pursue my soul as the wind: and my welfare passeth away as a cloud.

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Psalms 88:17

COMBINED MEANING

about

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1. Around or near in place, position, or movement; on every side, in a circuit, from place to place, or turned from one direction or state toward another. 2. Approximately in number, measure, distance, or time. 3. Concerning, occupied with, or engaged in a matter. 4. On the point of, intending, or attempting an action.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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like

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Sense 1: Similar or of the same kind; in the same manner; likely. Sense 2: A like person or thing; an equal or counterpart. Sense 3: To please, choose, or regard with favour.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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water

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Sense 1: The common liquid necessary for life. Sense 2: As a verb, to supply with water, irrigate, or cause to drink.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

compassed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of compass, meaning to go around, surround, enclose, or encircle.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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16Thy fierce wrath goeth over me; thy terrors have cut me off.

17They came round about me daily like water; they compassed me about together.

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18Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, and mine acquaintance into darkness.

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