Psalms 88:2

Let my prayer come before thee; incline thine ear unto my cry.

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

Let my prayer come before thee: incline thine ear unto my cry;

In Context

1{A Song, a Psalm for the sons of Korah. To the chief Musician. Upon Mahalath Leannoth. An instruction. Of Heman the Ezrahite.} Jehovah, God of my salvation, I have cried by day [and] in the night before thee.

3For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draweth nigh to Sheol.

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Cross References

1 Kings 8:31If a man have sinned against his neighbour, and an oath be laid upon him to adjure him, and the oath come before thine altar in this house;

Psalms 31:2Incline thine ear to me, deliver me speedily; be a strong rock to me, a house of defence to save me.

Psalms 86:3Be gracious unto me, O Lord; for unto thee do I call all the day.

Psalms 141:1{A Psalm of David.} Jehovah, I have called upon thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I call unto 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 →

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