Psalms 88:14
Why, O Lord, do you spurn me, and hide your face from me?
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
LORD, why castest thou off my soul? why hidest thou thy face from me?
In Context
13I cry for help to you, in the morning my prayer comes before you.
15From my youth I am wretched and dying, I am numbed by the terrors I bear.
Cross References
Psalms 13:1How long, Lord, will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?
Psalms 44:9Yet you have spurned and disgraced us, in not going forth with our armies,
Psalms 69:17Hide not your face from your servant, for I am in trouble; O answer me speedily.
Matthew 27:46About three Jesus called out loudly, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabacthani” – that is to say, ‘My God, my God, why have you 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 →