Psalms 88:14
LORD, why do you reject my soul? Why do you hide your face from me?
World English Bible British with Deuterocanon
In The King James Version
LORD, why castest thou off my soul? why hidest thou thy face from me?
In Context
13But to you, LORD, I have cried. In the morning, my prayer comes before you.
15I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up. While I suffer your terrors, I am distracted.
Cross References
Job 13:24Why do you hide your face, and consider me your enemy?
Psalms 13:1How long, LORD? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?
Psalms 44:9But now you rejected us, and brought us to dishonour, and don’t go out with our armies.
Psalms 69:17Don’t hide your face from your servant, for I am in distress. Answer me speedily!
Matthew 27:46About the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lima sabachthani?” That is, “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 →