Psalms 88:14
Why, O Jehovah, castest Thou off my soul? Thou hidest Thy face from me.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
LORD, why castest thou off my soul? why hidest thou thy face from me?
In Context
13And I, unto Thee, O Jehovah, I have cried, And in the morning doth my prayer come before Thee.
15I [am] afflicted, and expiring from youth, I have borne Thy terrors — I pine away.
Cross References
Job 13:24Why dost Thou hide Thy face? And reckonest me for an enemy to Thee?
Psalms 13:1To the Overseer. — A Psalm of David. Till when, O Jehovah, Dost Thou forget me? — for ever? Till when dost Thou hide Thy face from me?
Psalms 44:9In anger Thou hast cast off and causest us to blush, And goest not forth with our hosts.
Psalms 69:17And hide not Thy face from Thy servant, For I am in distress — haste, answer me.
Matthew 27:46and about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a great voice, saying, 'Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?' that is, 'My God, my God, why didst Thou forsake 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 →