Psalms 88:14-16 in English

¹⁴ Jehovah, why castest thou off my soul? Why hidest thou thy face from me?

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

¹⁶ Thy fierce wrath is gone over me; Thy terrors have cut me off.

¹⁴ Thine is the mighty arm: let thy hand be strengthened, let thy right hand be exalted.

¹⁵ Justice and judgment are the establishment of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face.

¹⁶ Blessed is the people that knows the joyful sound: they shall walk, O Lord, in the light of thy countenance.

¹⁴ LORD, why castest thou off my soul? why hidest thou thy face from me?

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

¹⁶ Thy fierce wrath goeth over me; thy terrors have cut me off.

¹⁴ LORD, why castest thou off my soul? why hidest thou thy face from me?

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

¹⁶ Thy fierce wrath goeth over me; thy terrors have cut me off.

¹⁴ Justice and judgment are the establishment of your throne: mercy and truth shall go before your face.

¹⁵ Blessed is the people that knows the joyful sound: they shall walk, O Lord, in the light of your countenance.

¹⁶ And in your name shall they rejoice all the day: and in your righteousness shall they be exalted.

¹⁴ LORD, why castest thou off my soul? why hidest thou thy face from me?

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

¹⁶ Thy fierce wrath is gone over me; thy terrors have cut me off.

¹⁴ Yahweh, why do you reject me RHQ? Why do you turn away from me RHQ?

¹⁵ All the time since I was young, I have suffered and have often almost died; I am ◄in despair/very discouraged► because of enduring the terrible things that you have done to me.

¹⁶ I feel that you have crushed me because of your being angry with me; the terrible things that you are doing to me are almost destroying me.

¹⁴ Justice and judgement are the establishment of your throne: mercy and truth shall go before your face.

¹⁵ Blessed is the people that knows the joyful sound: they shall walk, O Lord, in the light of your countenance.

¹⁶ And in your name shall they rejoice all the day: and in your righteousness shall they be exalted.

¹⁴ Yahweh, why do you reject my soul? Why do you hide your face from me?

¹⁵ I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up. While I suffer your terrors, I am distracted.

¹⁶ Your fierce wrath has gone over me. Your terrors have cut me off.

¹⁴ Yahweh, why do you reject my soul? Why do you hide your face from me?

¹⁵ I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up. While I suffer your terrors, I am distracted.

¹⁶ Your fierce wrath has gone over me. Your terrors have cut me off.

¹⁴ LORD, why do you reject my soul? Why do you hide your face from me?

¹⁵ I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up. While I suffer your terrors, I am distracted.

¹⁶ Your fierce wrath has gone over me. Your terrors have cut me off.

¹⁴ Lord, why have you sent away my soul? why is your face covered from me?

¹⁵ I have been troubled and in fear of death from the time when I was young; your wrath is hard on me, and I have no strength.

¹⁶ The heat of your wrath has gone over me; I am broken by your cruel punishments.

¹⁴ Why, O Jehovah, castest thou off my soul? why hidest thou thy face from me?

¹⁵ I am afflicted and expiring from my youth up; I suffer thy terrors, and I am distracted.

¹⁶ Thy fierce anger hath gone over me; thy terrors have brought me to nought:

¹⁴ Thy arm is with might. Let thy hand be strengthened, and thy right hand exalted:

¹⁵ Justice and judgment are the preparation of thy throne. Mercy and truth shall go before thy face:

¹⁶ Blessed is the people that knoweth jubilation. They shall walk, O Lord, in the light of thy countenance:

¹⁴ Lord, why do you reject me? Why do you turn away from me?

¹⁵ I have been sick since I was young, often at death's door. I have had to bear the terrible things you've done to me. I'm in despair!

¹⁶ Your anger has overcome me; the terrible things you do have destroyed me.

¹⁴ Lord, why doest thou reiect my soule, and hidest thy face from me?

¹⁵ I am afflicted and at the point of death: from my youth I suffer thy terrours, doubting of my life.

¹⁶ Thine indignations goe ouer me, and thy feare hath cut me off.

¹⁴ (88-15) LORD, why castest Thou off my soul? Why hidest Thou Thy face from me?

¹⁵ (88-16) I am afflicted and at the point of death from my youth up; I have borne Thy terrors, I am distracted.

¹⁶ (88-17) Thy fierce wrath is gone over me; Thy terrors have cut me off.

¹⁴ Lord, why castest thou off my soul? Why hidest thou thy face from me?

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

¹⁶ Thy fierce wrath goeth over me; Thy terrors have cut me off.

¹⁴ (88:15) Why, O Lord, wilt thou cast off my soul? why wilt thou hide thy face from me?

¹⁵ (88:16) I am afflicted and perishing from my youth up: I bear thy terrors, I am distracted.

¹⁶ (88:17) Over me have the fires of thy wrath passed; thy terrors have destroyed me;

¹⁴ Thine is the mighty arm: Let thy hand be strengthened, let thy right hand be exalted.

¹⁵ Justice and judgment are the establishment of thy throne: Mercy and truth shall go before thy face.

¹⁶ Blessed is the people that knows the joyful sound: They shall walk, O Lord, in the light of thy countenance.

¹⁴ Why, O LORD! dost thou cast me off? Why hidest thou thy face from me?

¹⁵ I have been afflicted and languishing from my youth; I suffer thy terrors, and am distracted.

¹⁶ Thy fierce wrath overwhelmeth me; Thy terrors utterly destroy me.

¹⁴ Why, O Lord, do you spurn me, and hide your face from me?

¹⁵ From my youth I am wretched and dying, I am numbed by the terrors I bear.

¹⁶ The fires of your wrath have passed over me, your terrors destroy me,

¹⁴ Why, O Lord, do you spurn me, and hide your face from me?

¹⁵ From my youth I am wretched and dying, I am numbed by the terrors I bear.

¹⁶ The fires of your wrath have passed over me, your terrors destroy me,

¹⁴ Adonai , why do you reject my soul? Why do you hide your face from me?

¹⁵ I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up. While I suffer your terrors, I am distracted.

¹⁶ Your fierce wrath has gone over me. Your terrors have cut me off.

¹⁴ Yahweh, why do you reject me? Why do you hide your face from me?

¹⁵ I have always been afflicted and on the verge of death since my youth. I have suffered from your terrors; I am in despair.

¹⁶ Your angry actions have passed over me, and your terrifying deeds have annihilated me.

¹⁴ Yahweh, why do you reject my soul? Why do you hide your face from me?

¹⁵ I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up. While I suffer your terrors, I am distracted.

¹⁶ Your fierce wrath has gone over me. Your terrors have cut me off.

¹⁴ LORD, why do you reject my soul? Why do you hide your face from me?

¹⁵ I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up. While I suffer your terrors, I am distracted.

¹⁶ Your fierce wrath has gone over me. Your terrors have cut me off.

¹⁴ LORD, why castest thou off my soul? why hidest thou thy face from me?

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

¹⁶ Thy fierce wrath goeth over me; thy terrors have cut me off.

¹⁴ LORD, why do you reject my soul? Why do you hide your face from me?

¹⁵ I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up. While I suffer your terrors, I am distracted.

¹⁶ Your fierce wrath has gone over me. Your terrors have cut me off.

¹⁴ LORD, why do you reject my soul? Why do you hide your face from me?

¹⁵ I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up. While I suffer your terrors, I am distracted.

¹⁶ Your fierce wrath has gone over me. Your terrors have cut me off.

¹⁴ Lord, why puttest thou away my prayer; thou turnest away thy face from me?

¹⁵ I am poor, and in travails from my youth; soothly I am enhanced, and I am made low, and troubled.

¹⁶ Thy wraths passed on me; and thy dreads troubled me.

¹⁴ Lord, why puttest thou away my prayer; thou turnest away thy face from me? (Lord, why puttest thou me away? why rejectest me? why turnest thou away thy face from me?)

¹⁵ I am poor, and in travails from my youth; soothly I am enhanced, and I am made low, and troubled. (I am poor, and have had troubles from my youth; truly I am abased, and greatly troubled.)

¹⁶ Thy wraths passed on me; and thy dreads troubled me. (Thy rages have swept over me or Thy anger hath come upon me; and thy terrors have made me afraid.)

¹⁴ Why, O Jehovah, castest Thou off my soul? Thou hidest Thy face from me.

¹⁵ I am afflicted, and expiring from youth, I have borne Thy terrors — I pine away.

¹⁶ Over me hath Thy wrath passed, Thy terrors have cut me off,