Psalms 88:14
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Why, O LORD, do You reject me? Why do You hide Your face from me?”
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BSBPD
“Why, O LORD, do You reject me? Why do You hide Your face from me?”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Lord, why castest thou off my soul? why hidest thou thy face from me?”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“Jehovah, why castest thou off my soul? Why hidest thou thy face from me?”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“Why, O Jehovah, castest Thou off my soul? Thou hidest Thy face from me.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Psalms 88:14 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 13:24Why do You hide Your face and consider me as Your enemy?
- Psalms 5:4For You are not a God who delights in wickedness; no evil can dwell with You.
- Psalms 13:1How long, O LORD? Will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me?
- Psalms 43:2For You are the God of my refuge. Why have You rejected me? Why must I walk in sorrow because of the enemy’s oppression?
- Psalms 44:9But You have rejected and humbled us; You no longer go forth with our armies.
- Psalms 44:24Why do You hide Your face and forget our affliction and oppression?
- Psalms 69:17Hide not Your face from Your servant, for I am in distress. Answer me quickly!
- Psalms 77:7“Will the Lord spurn us forever and never show His favor again?
- Matthew 27:46About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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