‘Will the Lord reject for ever?
    Will he never show his favour again?
Has his unfailing love vanished for ever?
    Has his promise failed for all time?
Has God forgotten to be merciful?
    Has he in anger withheld his compassion?’

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

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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 From my youth I have suffered and been close to death;
    I have borne your terrors and am in despair.

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16 Your wrath has swept over me;
    your terrors have destroyed me.

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