Psalms 88:16
\88:15\I have been troubled and in fear of death from the time when I was young; your wrath is hard on me, and I have no strength.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Thy fierce wrath goeth over me; thy terrors have cut me off.
In Context
15\88:14\Lord, why have you sent away my soul? why is your face covered from me?
17\88:16\The heat of your wrath has gone over me; I am broken by your cruel punishments.
Cross References
Job 30:15Fears have come on me; my hope is gone like the wind, and my well-being like a cloud.
Psalms 89:46\89:45\You have made him old before his time; he is covered with shame. (Selah.)
Psalms 90:11Who has knowledge of the power of your wrath, or who takes note of the weight of your passion?
Psalms 119:120My flesh is moved for fear of you; I give honour to your decisions.
Isaiah 53:8They took away from him help and right, and who gave a thought to his fate? for he was cut off from the land of the living: he came to his death for the sin of my people.
Romans 8:32He who did not keep back his only Son, but gave him up for us all, will he not with him freely give us all things?
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 →