Psalms 88:2
May my prayer come before You; incline Your ear to my cry.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Let my prayer come before thee: incline thine ear unto my cry;
In Context
3For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol.
Cross References
1 Kings 8:31When a man sins against his neighbor and is required to take an oath, and he comes to take an oath before Your altar in this temple,
Psalms 31:2Incline Your ear to me; come quickly to my rescue. Be my rock of refuge, the stronghold of my deliverance.
Psalms 86:3Be merciful to me, O Lord, for I call to You all day long.
Psalms 141:1A Psalm of David. I call upon You, O LORD; come quickly to me. Hear my voice when I call to You.
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 →