Psalms 88:2
Let my prayer enter into thy presence; Incline thine ear unto my cry.
American Standard Version
In The King James Version
Let my prayer come before thee: incline thine ear unto my cry;
In Context
1O Jehovah, the God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee.
3For my soul is full of troubles, And my life draweth nigh unto Sheol.
Cross References
1 Kings 8:31If a man sin against his neighbor, and an oath be laid upon him to cause him to swear, and he come [and] swear before thine altar in this house;
Psalms 31:2Bow down thine ear unto me; deliver me speedily: Be thou to me a strong rock, A house of defence to save me.
Psalms 86:3Be merciful unto me, O Lord; For unto thee do I cry all the day long.
Psalms 141:1Jehovah, 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 →