Psalms 88:8,9 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Thou hast put away mine acquaintance far from me I can have no more familiarity or intercourse with my friends than if I were in another world; for thy providence hath removed, or rendered them incapable, or disinclined, to be serviceable to me. Thou hast made me an abomination unto them They are not only shy, but weary of me; and I am looked upon by them, not only with contempt, but with abhorrence. Reader, do not think it strange if thou should be called to encounter such a trial as this, since Heman, who was so famed for wisdom, was thus neglected when the world frowned upon him, and despised as a broken vessel, in which is no pleasure. I am shut up A close prisoner under the arrest of the divine wrath; I cannot come forth There being no way of escape open. He therefore lies down and sinks under his troubles, because he sees not any probability of getting out of them. Mine eye mourneth by reason of affliction But though I thus give vent to my grief, my troubled spirit receives no relief thereby: nevertheless, I have called daily upon thee My weeping has not hindered my praying. I have stretched out my hands unto thee For help and deliverance, though hitherto without effect, for thou dost not hear nor answer me.