Psalms 88:14

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

Key Reflection

Psalms 88:14 expresses a profound sense of abandonment and distress, questioning why God seems to turn away from the Psalmist in times of need. This cry reflects deep spiritual longing and the painful experience of feeling forsaken by God, a sentiment echoed in other psalms where believers seek divine intervention amidst suffering.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Lord, why castest thou off my soul? -Why dost thou forsake or abandon me? Why is it that thou dost not interpose, since thou hast all power, and since thou art a God of mercy? Why dost thou not deliver me from my troubles? How often are good people constrained to ask this question! How often does this language express exactly what is passing in their minds! How difficult, too, it is to answer the question, and to see why that God who has all power, and who is infinitely benevolent, does not interpose to deliver his people in affliction! The answer to this question cannot be fully given in this world; there will be an answer furnished doubtless in the future life.

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