Psalms 88:2

(88:3) Let my prayer come unto thy presence; incline thy ear unto my entreaty.

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

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

In Context

1“A song or psalm of the sons of Korach, to the chief musician upon Machalath-le'annoth, a Maskil of Heman the Ezrachite.” (88:2) O Lord the God of my salvation, by day do I cry, [and] at night I am before thee.

3(88:4) For my soul is sated with troubles; and my life draweth nigh unto the nether world.

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Cross References

1 Kings 8:31If any man trespass against his neighbor, and an oath be laid upon him to cause him to swear, and the oath come before thy altar in this house:

Psalms 31:2(31:3) Bend unto me thy ear; speedily deliver me: be thou unto me as a rock of protection, as a mountain strong-hold to save me.

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

Psalms 141:1“A psalm of David.” O Lord, I call thee, hasten 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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