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Psalms 88:14

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

LORD, why castest thou off my soul? [why] hidest thou thy face from me?

Psalms 88:14 — KJV

Theological / Devotional

My soul. Or, “me” (see on Ps. 16:10). Unaware of grievous sin, he cannot understand why he should have to suffer so heavily.

Why hidest thou? See on Ps. 13:1. It seems to David that God has deliberately turned His attention away from him in his distress.

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