Psalms 88:1
A Song, a Psalm, by sons of Korah, to the Overseer, 'Concerning the Sickness of Afflictions.' — An instruction, by Heman the Ezrahite. O Jehovah, God of my salvation, Daily I have cried, nightly before Thee,
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
O LORD God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee:
In Context
2My prayer cometh in before Thee, Incline Thine ear to my loud cry,
Cross References
Genesis 49:18For Thy salvation I have waited, Jehovah!
1 Kings 5:11and Solomon hath given to Hiram twenty thousand cors of wheat, food for his house, and twenty cors of beaten oil; thus doth Solomon give to Hiram year by year.
1 Chronicles 6:18And sons of Kohath: Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.
Psalms 22:2My God, I call by day, and Thou answerest not, And by night, and there is no silence to me.
Psalms 27:1By David. Jehovah [is] my light and my salvation, Whom do I fear? Jehovah [is] the strength of my life, Of whom am I afraid?
Psalms 42:1To the Overseer. — An Instruction. By sons of Korah. As a hart doth pant for streams of water, So my soul panteth toward Thee, O God.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 88:1
This psalm is a lamentation, one of the most melancholy of all the psalms; and it does not conclude, as usually the melancholy psalms do, with the least intimation of comfort or joy, but, from first to last, it is mourning and woe. It is not upon a public account that the psalmist here complains (here is no mention of the afflictions of the church), but only upon a personal account, especially trouble of mind, and the grief impressed upon his spirits both by his outward afflictions and by the remembrance of his… Read the whole commentary →