Psalms 88:2
Let my prayer come before thee: incline thine ear unto my cry;
King James Version
In Context
1O LORD God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee:
3For my soul is full of troubles: and my life draweth nigh unto the grave.
Cross References
1 Kings 8:31If any man trespass against his neighbour, and an oath be laid upon him to cause him to swear, and the oath come before thine altar in this house:
Psalms 31:2Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me.
Psalms 86:3Be merciful unto me, O Lord: for I cry unto thee daily.
Psalms 141:1LORD, I cry unto thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto 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 →