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Psalms 88:14

Psalms 88:14
LORD, why castest thou off my soul? why hidest thou thy face from me?

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

Lord, why castest thou off my soul?.... Here begins his prayer, which he determined to present early in the morning, and…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Lord, why castest thou off my soul? - Why dost thou forsake or abandon me? Why is it that thou dost not interpose, since…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Psalms 88:10-18

In these verses,

I. The psalmist expostulates with God concerning the present deplorable condition he was in (Psa…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

Questions of surprise and expostulation. Cp. Psa 74:1; Psa 77:7. For the second line cp. Job 13:24; Psa 13:1. God "shuts…