Psalms 88:16
The fires of your wrath have passed over me, your terrors destroy me,
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
Thy fierce wrath goeth over me; thy terrors have cut me off.
In Context
15From my youth I am wretched and dying, I am numbed by the terrors I bear.
17surging around me forever, hemming me in altogether.
Cross References
Psalms 89:46How long, Lord? Will you hide yourself forever? How long are the fires of your wrath to burn?
Psalms 90:11Who lays to heart the power of your anger? Or who stands in reverent awe of your wrath?
Psalms 119:120In awe of you, my body trembles, I fear your judgments.
Romans 8:32God did not withhold his own Son, but gave him up on behalf of us all; will he not, then, 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 →