Psalms 88:2
Let my prayer enter into thy presence; incline thine ear unto my cry:
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
Let my prayer come before thee: incline thine ear unto my cry;
In Context
1O LORD, the 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 Sheol.
Cross References
1 Kings 8:31If a man sin against his neighbour, and an oath be laid upon him to cause him to swear, and he come and swear before thine altar in this house:
Psalms 31:2Bow down thine ear unto me; deliver me speedily: be thou to me a strong rock, an house of defence to save me.
Psalms 86:3Be merciful unto me, O Lord; for unto thee do I cry all the day long.
Psalms 141:1LORD, I have called upon thee; make haste unto me: give ear unto my voice, when I call 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 →