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14LORD, why castest thou off{H8799)} my soul? why hidest{H8686)} thou thy face from me?
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Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and holdest me for thine enemy?
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy 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?
Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and forgettest our affliction and our oppression?
And hide not thy face from thy servant; for I am in trouble: hear me speedily.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 10-18)In these verses, I. The psalmist expostulates with God concerning the present deplorable condition he was in (Ps. 88:10-12): “ Wilt thou do a miraculous work to the dead , and raise them to life again? Shall those that are dead and buried rise up to praise thee ? No; they leave it to their children to rise up in their room to praise God; none expects that they should do it; and wherefore should th…
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