LORD, why castest thou off my soul? why hidest thou thy face from me?
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Verse 14 is found in chapter 88 of Psalms. Psalm 88 is one of the darkest laments in the Psalter and ends without an explicit resolution. The petitioner is near death, isolated from friends, and surrounded by affliction. Precisely for this reason it is theologically significant: biblical prayer allows an experience to be brought before God even when no explanation or visible restoration has yet appeared. The continued cry to the Lord keeps the relationship open even within darkness.
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Aber ich schreie zu dir, HERR, und mein Gebet kommt frühe vor dich.
¿Por qué, oh Jehová, desechas mi alma? ¿Por qué escondes de mí tu rostro?
¿Por qué, Jehová, rechazas mi alma? ¿Por qué escondes de mí tu rostro?
Pourquoi, Eternel, repousses-tu mon âme? Pourquoi me caches-tu ta face?
Perchè scacci, o Signore, l’anima mia? Perchè nascondi il tuo volto da me?
SENHOR, porque rejeitas a minha alma? Por que escondes de mim a tua face?
耶和華啊,你為何丟棄我? 為何轉臉不顧我?
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