Psalms 88:2
Let my prayer enter into thy presence. Incline thine ear to my cry.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Let my prayer come before thee: incline thine ear unto my cry;
In Context
1O LORD, the God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee.
3For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol.
Cross References
1 Kings 8:31If a man sins against his neighbor, and an oath be laid upon him to cause him to swear, and he comes [and] swears before thine altar in this house,
Psalms 31:2Bow down thine ear to me. Deliver me speedily. Be thou to me a strong rock, a house of defense to save me.
Psalms 86:3Be merciful to me, O LORD, for to thee do I cry all the day long.
Psalms 141:1LORD, I have called upon thee. Make haste to me. Give ear to my voice when I call to thee.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 88:2-10
Sorrowful Complaints; Complaining to God. 1 O Lord God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee: 2 Let my prayer come before thee: incline thine ear unto my cry; 3 For my soul is full of troubles: and my life draweth nigh unto the grave. 4 I am counted with them that go down into the pit: I am as a man that hath no strength: 5 Free among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, whom thou rememberest no more: and they are cut off from thy hand. 6 Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, in… Read the whole commentary →