Psalms 88:16

"Your fierce wrath has gone over me. Your terrors have cut me off."

Key Reflection

In Psalms 88:16, these verses depict a profound sense of divine judgment and personal despair, where the poet feels overwhelmed by God's wrath and believes he is on the brink of death or destruction due to it. This passage captures the intense emotional and spiritual struggle between human weakness and the perceived severity of divine retribution.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Thy fierce wrath goeth over me -Like waters. SeePsalms 88:7. Thy terrors have cut me off -That is, I am as one already dead; I am so near to death that I may be spoken of as dead.

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