Psalms 87:18
They have come round about me like water all the day: they have compassed me about together.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- circumdederunt me sicut aqua tota die ; circumdederunt me simul.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- ἐκύκλωσάν με ὡς ὕδωρ ὅλην τὴν ἡμέραν, περιέσχον με ἅμα.
- Hebrew (WLC) shown from Psalms 88:18
- סַבּ֣וּנִי כַ֭מַּיִם כָּל הַיּ֑וֹם הִקִּ֖יפוּ עָלַ֣י יָֽחַד
The Fathers on this verse
St Augustine Expositions on the Book of Psalms, Psalm LXXXVIII
“They came round about me all day like water: they compassed me about together” ( ver. 17 ).