Psalms 88:9
(88-10) Mine eye languisheth by reason of affliction; I have called upon Thee, O LORD, every day, I have spread forth my hands unto Thee.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
10(88-11) Wilt Thou work wonders for the dead? Or shall the shades arise and give Thee thanks? Selah
Cross References
Job 11:13If thou set thy heart aright, and stretch out thy hands toward Him —
Job 17:7Mine eye also is dimmed by reason of vexation, and all my members are as a shadow.
Psalms 38:10(38-11) My heart fluttereth, my strength faileth me; as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me.
Psalms 42:3(42-4) My tears have been my food day and night, while they say unto me all the day: 'Where is Thy God?'
Psalms 55:17(55-18) Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I complain, and moan; and He hath heard my voice.
Psalms 86:3Be gracious unto me, O Lord; for unto Thee do I cry all the day.
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 →