Psalms 88:1
A Song. A Psalm by the sons of Korah. For the Chief Musician. To the tune of "The Suffering of Affliction." A contemplation by Heman, the Ezrahite.Lord, the God of my salvation,I have cried day and night before you.
New Heart English Bible
In The King James Version
O LORD God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee:
In Context
2Let my prayer enter into your presence.Turn your ear to my cry.
Cross References
Genesis 49:18I have waited for your salvation, Lord.
1 Kings 5:11Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat for food to his household, and twenty measures of pure oil. Solomon gave this to Hiram year by year.
1 Chronicles 6:18The sons of Kohath were Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.
Psalms 22:2My God, I cry in the daytime, but you do not answer;in the night season, and am not silent.
Psalms 27:1By David.The Lord is my light and my salvation.Whom shall I fear?The Lord is the strength of my life.Of whom shall I be afraid?
Psalms 42:1For the Chief Musician. A contemplation by the sons of Korah.As the deer pants for the water brooks,so my soul pants after you, 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 →