Psalm 88:17
“They came round about me daily like water; they compassed me about together.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 88Meaning
The flood image conveys totalizing distress. The suffering is not a passing moment in the speaker’s perception; it feels constant and inescapable.
Read carefully
Psalm 88 preserves engulfing distress within Scripture itself.
Reflection
Take the totalizing experience seriously and remain present without simplistic reassurance.