Psalms
Psalm 88:14–16
14Why, O LORD, do You reject me?
Why do You hide Your face from me?
15From my youth I was afflicted and near death.
I have borne Your terrors; I am in despair.
16Your wrath has swept over me;
Your terrors have destroyed me.
Word by word
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Psalm 88:14
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Why | לָמָ֣ה | lā·māh | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| O LORD | יְ֭הוָה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| do You reject | תִּזְנַ֣ח | tiz·naḥ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H2186 reject, spurn |
| me | נַפְשִׁ֑י | nap̄·šî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| Why do You hide | תַּסְתִּ֖יר | tas·tîr | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H5641 hide, conceal |
| Your face | פָּנֶ֣יךָ | pā·ne·ḵā | Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singular | H6440 face, before |
| from me | מִמֶּֽנִּי׃ | mim·men·nî | Preposition; first person common singular | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
Psalm 88:15
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From my youth | מִנֹּ֑עַר | min·nō·‘ar | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular | H5290 youth, early life |
| I | אֲנִ֣י | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| afflicted | עָ֘נִ֤י | ‘ā·nî | Adjective - masculine singular | H6041 poor, afflicted, humble, meek |
| and near death | וְגֹוֵ֣עַ | wə·ḡō·wê·a‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H1478 expire perish, die |
| I have borne | נָשָׂ֖אתִי | nā·śā·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| Your terrors | אֵמֶ֣יךָ | ’ê·me·ḵā | Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H367 terror, dread |
| I am in despair | אָפֽוּנָה׃ | ’ā·p̄ū·nāh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular | H6323 turn, be perplexed |
Psalm 88:16
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your wrath | חֲרוֹנֶ֑יךָ | ḥă·rō·w·ne·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H2740 (burning of) anger |
| has swept | עָבְר֣וּ | ‘ā·ḇə·rū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
| over me | עָ֭לַי | ‘ā·lay | Preposition; first person common singular | H5921 height |
| Your terrors | בִּ֝עוּתֶ֗יךָ | bi·‘ū·ṯe·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H1161 terrors, alarms |
| have destroyed me | צִמְּתוּתֻֽנִי׃ | ṣim·mə·ṯū·ṯu·nî | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural; first person common singular | H6789 put an end to, exterminate |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 88:14 Job 13:24 · Psalm 13:1 · Psalm 43:2 · Psalm 44:24 · Matthew 27:46
Psalm 88:15 Job 6:4 · Luke 22:44 · Isaiah 53:10 · Psalm 73:14 · Job 7:11–16 · Zechariah 13:7
Psalm 88:16 Galatians 3:13 · Revelation 6:17
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.