Psalm 88:5

The Passion Translation

They’re convinced you’ve forsaken me, certain that you’ve forgotten me completely— abandoned, pierced, with nothing to look forward to but death.

Cross References

Genesis 19:29

So before God destroyed the cities of the plain where Lot had settled, he remembered his affection for Abraham and spared Lot from all the destruction.

Genesis 8:1

God’s heart was moved with compassion as he remembered Noah and all the animals, large and small, that were with him in the ark. And God caused a wind to sweep across the earth again and the waters subsided.

Psalm 136:23

He’s the God who chose us when we were nothing! His tender love for us continues on forever!

Psalm 28:1

I’m pleading with you, Yahweh, help me! Don’t close your ears to my cry, for you’re my defender. If you continue to remain aloof and refuse to answer me, I might as well give up and die.

Psalm 31:12

I am totally forgotten, buried away like a dead man, discarded like a broken dish thrown in the trash.

Psalm 31:22

I spoke hastily when I said, “The Lord has deserted me.” For in truth, you did hear my prayer and came to rescue me.

Psalm 88:16

I’m overwhelmed by your burning anger. I’ve taken the worst you could give me, and I’m speechless before you.

Isaiah 53:8

By coercion and with a perversion of justice he was taken away. And who could have imagined his future? He was cut down in the prime of life; for the rebellion of his own people, he was struck down in their place.

Ezekiel 37:11

Then he said to me, “Son of man, these bones represent the entire house of Israel. They keep saying, ‘We are as dry as these dead bones. Our nation has been completely destroyed, and we have lost all hope.’