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Psalms 88:1
1Lord, you are the God who rescues me. I call out to you in the day, and I pray for help at night.
Psalms 88:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)O Lord God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee:
- New International Version (NIV)Lord, you are the God who saves me; day and night I cry out to you.
- English Standard Version (ESV)O Lord, God of my salvation, I cry out day and night before you.
- New King James Version (NKJV)O Lord, God of my salvation, I have cried out day and night before You.
Context of Psalms 88:1
Lord, you are the God who rescues me. I call out to you in the day, and I pray for help at night. 2Please listen to my prayer! I am calling to you for help! 3There is a lot of trouble in my life. I feel that I am near to death.
Read all of Psalms 88Psalms 88:1 word by word
יְ֭הוָה אֱלֹהֵ֣י יְשׁוּעָתִ֑י יוֹם־צָעַ֖קְתִּי בַלַּ֣יְלָה נֶגְדֶּֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 88:1
- Psalms 53:1A fool thinks that there is no God. People like that are bad. They do evil things. None of them does anything that is good.
- 1 Kings 4:31He was wiser than any other man. This includes Ethan the Ezrahite, as well as Heman, Calcol and Darda, the sons of Mahol. Solomon was famous in all the nations around Israel.
- 1 Chronicles 2:6Zerah's five sons were: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol and Dara.
- Psalms 27:1The Lord gives me light in my life and he makes me safe. So I am not afraid of anyone! The Lord takes care of my life. Nobody can make me afraid!
- Psalms 51:14God, I am guilty of murder. Please forgive me! You are the one who saves me. When you rescue me, I will sing aloud about your righteousness.
- Psalms 62:7It is God who has kept me safe, and he has made me great. He is the strong place where I can hide and be safe.
- Psalms 65:6You used your power to make the mountains, and you showed how strong you are.
- Psalms 68:19Praise the Lord, as he deserves! Every day he helps us with our troubles. He is the God who keeps us safe! Selah.
- Psalms 79:9God, help us! You are the one who can save us. Rescue us, so that people will respect your great name. Forgive our sins, so that people know you are good.
- Psalms 140:7Lord, my Lord, you are my strong helper. You keep me safe when I fight in a battle.
- Genesis 49:18I trust you to save me from trouble, Lord.
- Isaiah 12:2Listen! God is the one who saves me! I will continue to trust him. I will not be afraid because the Lord himself makes me strong. He keeps me safe. He rescues us from our enemies.’
- Luke 1:47I thank God because he is the one who saves me.
- Luke 2:30I really have seen the person that you have sent to save your people.
- Psalms 22:2My God! I call aloud to you for help every day, all day and all night! But you do not answer my prayers, so I cannot sleep.
- Psalms 86:3My Lord, be kind to me. All through the day, I am calling to you for help.
Commentaries on Psalms 88:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1O Lord God of my salvation - This is only the continuation of prayers and supplications already often sent up to the throne of grace.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1O Lord God of my salvation - On whom I depend for salvation; who alone canst save me. Luther renders this, “O God, my Saviour.” I have cried day and night before thee - literally, “By day I cried; by night before thee;” that is, my prayer is constantly before thee. The meaning is, that there was no intermission to his prayers; he prayed all the while. This does not refer to the general habit of his life, but to the time of his sickness. He had prayed most…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The psalmist pours out his soul to God in lamentation. (1-9) He wrestles by faith, in his prayer to God for comfort. (10-18) Verses 1-9 The first words of the psalmist are the only words of comfort and support in this psalm. Thus greatly may good men be afflicted, and such dismal thoughts may they have about their afflictions, and such dark conclusion may they make about their end, through the power of melancholy and the weakness of faith. He complained…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1A Maskil: This may be a literary or musical term. Heman the Ezrahite: Heman might have been: a wise person from the time of King Solomon (1 Kings 4:31), a descendant of Judah (1 Chronicles 2:6), or a member of the Levite family responsible for singing at the temple (1 Chronicles 15:17; 2 Chronicles 5:12).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-181-2. Compare on the terms used, Psa 22:2; 31:2.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 88
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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