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Psalm 88:14-16
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14 [a]But for my part, I cry out to you, O Lord;
    in the morning my prayer rises before you.
15 Why do you cast me away, O Lord?[b]
    Why do you hide your face from me?
16 Since infancy I have been wretched and close to death;
    I have borne your terrors
    and have now reached the point of exhaustion.

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  1. Psalm 88:14 Even when human consolation is lacking, suffering can still be bearable if God gives his perceptible consolation; however, the psalmist also feels himself abandoned by God.
  2. Psalm 88:15 Why . . . ?: see note on Ps 6:4. Hide your face: see note on Ps 13:2.
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Psalm 88:14-16
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14 Why, Lord, do you reject(A) me
    and hide your face(B) from me?

15 From my youth(C) I have suffered(D) and been close to death;
    I have borne your terrors(E) and am in despair.(F)
16 Your wrath(G) has swept over me;
    your terrors(H) have destroyed me.

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