Psalms 88:2
Let my prayer, come into thy presence, Bow down thine ear to my loud cry.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Let my prayer come before thee: incline thine ear unto my cry;
In Context
1O Yahweh, God of my salvation, By day, have I made outcry, In the night, [also] before thee.
3For my soul, is sated with misfortunes, And, my life—unto Hades, hath drawn near;
Cross References
1 Kings 8:31When a man shall sin against his neighbour, and there shall be taken up against him an oath, to put him on oath,—and he shall come in and swear before thine altar, in this house,
Psalms 31:2Incline unto me, thine ear, Speedily rescue me,—Become to me a Rock of refuge, a Place of security, For saving me.
Psalms 86:3Show me favour, O My Lord, For, unto thee, do I cry, all the day;
Psalms 141:1O Yahweh, I have cried unto thee, Make thou haste to me, Give ear unto my voice, when I cry to 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 →