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Psalms 88:14

88:13 But unto thee have I cried, O LORD; and in the morning shall my prayer prevent thee.
LORD, why castest thou off my soul? why hidest thou thy face from me?

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Yahweh, why do you reject my soul? Why do you hide your face from me?

Lord, why castest thou off my soul? why hidest thou thy face from me?

LORD, why cast you off my soul? why hide you your face from me?

88:15 I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up: while I suffer thy terrors I am distracted.

What does Psalms 88:14 mean?

Psalms 88:14 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh), זָנַח (zânach), נֶפֶשׁ (nephesh).

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LORD,יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
why
castest
thou
offזָנַחzânach/zaw-nakh'/H2186reject, forsake, fail
my
soul?נֶפֶשׁnephesh/neh'-fesh/H5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
why
hidestסָתַרçâthar/saw-thar'/H5641to hide (by covering), literally or figuratively
thou
thy
faceפָּנִיםpânîym/paw-neem'/H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
from
me?

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 88:14.

Genesis 1:20

And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. moving: or, creeping life: Heb. soul fowl: Heb. let fowl fly open: Heb. face of the firmament of heaven

Genesis 2:19

And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. Adam: or, the man

Genesis 2:7

And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. of the dust: Heb. dust of the ground

Genesis 3:8

And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden. cool: Heb. wind

Genesis 4:14

Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me.

Genesis 4:16

And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.

Genesis 4:6

And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?

Genesis 6:7

And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them. both: Heb. from man unto beast

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What does Psalms 88:14 say?

Psalms 88:14 (King James Version) reads: "LORD, why castest thou off my soul? why hidest thou thy face from me?"

Is Psalms 88:14 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 88:14 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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