Psalms 88:2

Let my supplication come before thee; Incline thine ear to my cry!

Noyes Bible

In The King James Version

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

In Context

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!

3For my soul is full of misery, And my life draweth near to the underworld.

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Cross References

Psalms 31:2Bow down thine ear to me; help me speedily! Be to me a strong rock, a high fortress, for my deliverance!

Psalms 86:3Have pity upon me, O Lord! For to thee do I cry daily!

Psalms 141:1“For the leader of the music. A psalm of David.” I cry to thee, O LORD! make haste unto me! Give ear to my voice, when I cry 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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