Psalms 88:2

Let my prayer come before thee: incline thy ear to my cry;

Webster Bible

In The King James Version

Let my prayer come before thee: incline thine ear unto my cry;

In Context

1A Song or Psalm for the sons of Korah, to the chief Musician upon Mahalath Leannoth, Maschil of Heman the Ezrahite. O 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 to the grave.

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Cross References

1 Kings 8:31If any man shall trespass against his neighbor, and an oath be laid upon him to cause him to swear, and the oath come before thy altar in this house:

Psalms 31:2Bow down thy ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for a house of defense to save me.

Psalms 86:3Be merciful to me, O LORD: for I cry to thee daily.

Psalms 141:1A Psalm of David. LORD, I cry to thee: make haste to me; give ear to 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 →

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