Psalms 88:14
Why, O Jehovah, castest thou off my soul? [why] hidest thou thy face from me?
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
LORD, why castest thou off my soul? why hidest thou thy face from me?
In Context
13But as for me, Jehovah, I cry unto thee, and in the morning my prayer cometh before thee.
15I am afflicted and expiring from my youth up; I suffer thy terrors, [and] I am distracted.
Cross References
Job 13:24Wherefore dost thou hide thy face, and countest me for thine enemy?
Psalms 13:1{To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David.} How long, Jehovah, wilt thou forget me for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?
Psalms 44:9But thou hast cast off, and put us to confusion, and dost not go forth with our armies;
Psalms 69:17And hide not thy face from thy servant, for I am in trouble: answer me speedily.
Matthew 27:46but about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is, My God, my God, why hast 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 →