Psalms 88:2
Let my prayer come before you: incline yours ear unto my cry;
Updated King James Version
In The King James Version
Let my prayer come before thee: incline thine ear unto my cry;
In Context
1O lord God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before you:
3For my soul is full of troubles: and my life draws 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 yours altar in this house:
Psalms 31:2Bow down yours ear to me; deliver me speedily: be you my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me.
Psalms 86:3Be merciful unto me, O Lord: for I cry unto you daily.
Psalms 141:1Lord, I cry unto you: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto you.
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 →