Psalms 88:13
But to You, O LORD, I cry for help; in the morning my prayer comes before You.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
But unto thee have I cried, O LORD; and in the morning shall my prayer prevent thee.
In Context
12Will Your wonders be known in the darkness, or Your righteousness in the land of oblivion?
14Why, O LORD, do You reject me? Why do You hide Your face from me?
Cross References
Job 10:21before I go—never to return—to a land of darkness and gloom,
Psalms 5:3In the morning, O LORD, You hear my voice; at daybreak I lay my plea before You and wait in expectation.
Psalms 119:147I rise before dawn and cry for help; in Your word I have put my hope.
Lamentations 3:56You heard my plea: “Do not ignore my cry for relief.”
Matthew Henry on Psalms 88:11-18
Pleading with God. 10 Wilt thou show wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise and praise thee? Selah. 11 Shall thy lovingkindness be declared in the grave? or thy faithfulness in destruction? 12 Shall thy wonders be known in the dark? and thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness? 13 But unto thee have I cried, O Lord ; and in the morning shall my prayer prevent thee. 14 Lord , why castest thou off my soul? why hidest thou thy face from me? 15 I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up: while I suffer… Read the whole commentary →