Psalms 88:2
I will sing of thy mercies, O Lord, for ever: I will declare thy truth with my mouth to all generations.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Let my prayer come before thee: incline thine ear unto my cry;
In Context
1A Psalm of instruction for Ætham the Israelite.
3For thou hast said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy truth shall be established in the heavens.
Cross References
1 Kings 8:31Whatsoever trespasses + 8:31 Gr. each.any one shall commit against his neighbour,—and if he shall take upon him an oath so that he should swear, and he shall come and make confession before thine altar in this house,
Psalms 31:2Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin, and in whose mouth there is no guile.
Psalms 86:3Glorious things have been spoken of thee, O city of God. Pause.
Psalms 141:1A Psalm of instruction for David, when he was in the cave,—a Prayer.
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 →