Psalms 88:14

(88-15) LORD, why castest Thou off my soul? Why hidest Thou Thy face from me?

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

LORD, why castest thou off my soul? why hidest thou thy face from me?

In Context

13(88-14) But as for me, unto Thee, O LORD, do I cry, and in the morning doth my prayer come to meet Thee.

15(88-16) I am afflicted and at the point of death from my youth up; I have borne Thy terrors, I am distracted.

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Cross References

Job 13:24Wherefore hidest Thou Thy face, and holdest me for Thine enemy?

Psalms 13:1(13-1) For the Leader. A Psalm of David. (13-2) How long, O LORD, wilt Thou forget me for ever? How long wilt Thou hide Thy face from me?

Psalms 44:9(44-10) Yet Thou hast cast off, and brought us to confusion; and goest not forth with our hosts.

Psalms 69:17(69-18) And hide not Thy face from Thy servant; for I am in distress; answer me speedily.

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 →

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