Psalms 88:14
LORD, why do thou cast off my soul? Why do thou hide thy face from me?
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
LORD, why castest thou off my soul? why hidest thou thy face from me?
In Context
13But to thee, O LORD, I have cried, and in the morning my prayer shall come before thee.
15I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up. While I suffer thy terrors I am confounded.
Cross References
Job 13:24Why do thou hide thy face, and reckon me for thine enemy?
Psalms 13:1How long, O LORD? Will thou forget me forever? How long will thou hide thy face from me?
Psalms 44:9But now thou have cast off, and brought us to dishonor, and go not forth with our armies.
Psalms 69:17and hide not thy face from thy servant, for I am in distress. Answer me speedily.
Matthew 27:46And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a great voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? That is, My God, my God, why have thou forsaken me?
Matthew Henry on Psalms 88:11-18
Pleading with God. 10 Wilt thou show wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise and praise thee? Selah. 11 Shall thy lovingkindness be declared in the grave? or thy faithfulness in destruction? 12 Shall thy wonders be known in the dark? and thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness? 13 But unto thee have I cried, O Lord ; and in the morning shall my prayer prevent thee. 14 Lord , why castest thou off my soul? why hidest thou thy face from me? 15 I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up: while I suffer… Read the whole commentary →