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Psalms 88:14 Cross-References
Explore 8 cross-references for Psalms 88:14 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Psalms chapter 88 verse 14 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“LORD, why castest thou off my soul? why hidest thou thy face from me?”
Psalms 88:14 (KJV)
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Commentary on Psalms 88:14
LORD, why castest thou off my soul? why hidest thou thy face from me? This verse asks the psalm's central question directly: Why has God abandoned me? These two parallel questions represent faith's honest struggle with divine hiddenness—the experience of God's felt absence despite theological knowledge of His omnipresence. This is among Scripture's most poignant expressions of feeling forsaken by God."LORD, why castest thou off my soul?" (יְהוָה לָמָה תִזְנַח נַפְשִׁי/Yahweh lamah tiznach nafshi) addresses God by His covenant name while questioning His covenant faithfulness. Lamah (why?) deman...
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Cross-References for Psalms 88:14
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“and hold me for your enemy?”
“Yahweh? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?”
“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?”
“and forget our affliction and our oppression?”
“saying”
“and brought us to dishonor”
“for I am in distress. Answer me speedily!”