Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be favourable no more?

Is his mercy clean gone for ever? doth his promise fail for evermore?

Hath God forgotten to be gracious? hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies? Selah.

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“Will the Lord reject forever?(A)
    Will he never show his favor(B) again?
Has his unfailing love(C) vanished forever?
    Has his promise(D) failed for all time?
Has God forgotten to be merciful?(E)
    Has he in anger withheld his compassion?(F)

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Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, and thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves. Selah.

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Your wrath(A) lies heavily on me;
    you have overwhelmed me with all your waves.[a](B)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 88:7 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 10.

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

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15 From my youth(A) I have suffered(B) and been close to death;
    I have borne your terrors(C) and am in despair.(D)

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

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16 Your wrath(A) has swept over me;
    your terrors(B) have destroyed me.

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