Psalms 88:15 meaning and explanation
From my youth I was afflicted and near death. I have borne Your terrors; I am in despair.
Psalms 88:15, Berean Standard Bible
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These words come from Heman the Ezrahite, a worship leader whose psalm is the darkest lament in the book of Psalms. Speaking directly to God, he looks back over a lifetime of suffering rather than a single crisis, saying the affliction has run from his youth and repeatedly brought him near death.
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