Psalms 88:14
Lord, why castest thou off my soul? why hidest thou thy face from me?
Context
This verse from Psalms Chapter 88 connects to 9 cross-references. A Korahite lament of Heman the Ezrahite, one of the darkest psalms in the Psalter, expressing unrelenting suffering and divine abandonment. Unlike most laments it contains no turn toward confidence or praise. The psalmist is counted among those going to …
Other Translations
Jehovah, why castest thou off my soul? Why hidest thou thy face from me?
Why, O Jehovah, castest Thou off my soul? Thou hidest Thy face from me.
Lord, why have you sent away my soul? why is your face covered from me?
Cross References
Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and holdest me for thine enemy?
Hath God forgotten to be gracious? hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies? Selah.
Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be favourable no more?
And hide not thy face from thy servant; for I am in trouble: hear me speedily.
Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and forgettest our affliction and our oppression?
But thou hast cast off, and put us to shame; and goest not forth with our armies.
For thou art the God of my strength: why dost thou cast me off? why go I mourning because of …
How long wilt thou forget me, O Lord? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?
And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, …