Psalms 88:15
From my youth I was afflicted and near death. I have borne Your terrors; I am in despair.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up: while I suffer thy terrors I am distracted.
In Context
14Why, O LORD, do You reject me? Why do You hide Your face from me?
16Your wrath has swept over me; Your terrors have destroyed me.
Cross References
Job 7:11Therefore I will not restrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
Job 17:11My days have passed; my plans are broken off—even the desires of my heart.
Psalms 22:14I am poured out like water, and all my bones are disjointed. My heart is like wax; it melts away within me.
Psalms 44:25For our soul has sunk to the dust; our bodies cling to the earth.
Isaiah 53:3He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not.
Zechariah 13:7Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, against the man who is My Companion, declares the LORD of Hosts. Strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered, and I will turn My hand against the little ones.
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 →