Psalms 88:1
“A psalm of the sons of Korah. For the leader of the music. Upon wind instruments. A psalm of Heman, the Ezrahite.” O LORD, God of my salvation! To thee do I cry by day, And by night is my prayer before thee!
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
O LORD God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee:
In Context
2Let my supplication come before thee; Incline thine ear to my cry!
Cross References
Psalms 22:2O my God! I cry during the day, but thou hearest not; In the night also, but I have no rest.
Psalms 27:1“A psalm of David.” The LORD is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? The LORD is the shield of my life; Of whom shall I be afraid?
Psalms 42:1“BOOK II. For the leader of the music. A song of the sons of Korah.” As the hart panteth for the water-brooks, So panteth my soul for thee, O God!
Matthew Henry on Psalms 88:1
This psalm is a lamentation, one of the most melancholy of all the psalms; and it does not conclude, as usually the melancholy psalms do, with the least intimation of comfort or joy, but, from first to last, it is mourning and woe. It is not upon a public account that the psalmist here complains (here is no mention of the afflictions of the church), but only upon a personal account, especially trouble of mind, and the grief impressed upon his spirits both by his outward afflictions and by the remembrance of his… Read the whole commentary →