Psalms 88:14
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.
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 thy terrors I am distracted.
16 Thy fierce wrath goeth over me; thy terrors have cut me off.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Why, O LORD, do You reject me? Why do You hide Your face from me?
- KJV
- LORD, why castest thou off my soul? why hidest thou thy face from me?
- WEB
- LORD, why do you reject my soul? Why do you hide your face from me?
- ASV
- Jehovah, why castest thou off my soul? Why hidest thou thy face from me?
- DARBY
- Why, O Jehovah, castest thou off my soul? [why] hidest thou thy face from me?
- BLB
- Why, O YHWH, do You reject my soul? You hide Your face from me.
- ÅB
- Hvorfor, Herre, forkaster du min sjel? Hvorfor skjuler du ditt åsyn for meg?
- OTB
- Herre, hvorfor vender du bort fra min sjel?
Hvorfor skjuler du ditt ansikt for meg? - B1930
- Hvorfor, Herre, forkaster du min sjel? Hvorfor skjuler du ditt åsyn for mig?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Job 13:24
Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and holdest me for thine enemy?
Read in contextPsalms 13:1
How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?
Read in contextPsalms 43:2
For thou art the God of my strength: why dost thou cast me off? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
Read in contextPsalms 44:24
Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and forgettest our affliction and our oppression?
Read in contextMatthew 27:46
And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
Read in contextPsalms 77:7–9
Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be favourable no more?
Read in contextPsalms 44:9
But thou hast cast off, and put us to shame; and goest not forth with our armies.
Read in contextPsalms 69:17
And hide not thy face from thy servant; for I am in trouble: hear me speedily.
Read in context