Psalms 88:2

Psalms 88:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Let my prayer come before thee: incline thine ear unto my cry;
• New International Version (NIV)May my prayer come before you; turn your ear to my cry.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Let my prayer come before you; incline your ear to my cry!
• New King James Version (NKJV)Let my prayer come before You; Incline Your ear to my cry.

Context of Psalms 88:2

1O Lord God who delivers me! By day I cry out and at night I pray before you. Listen to my prayer! Pay attention to my cry for help! 3For my life is filled with troubles and I am ready to enter Sheol. 4They treat me like those who descend into the grave. I am like a helpless man,

Psalms 88:2 word by word

תָּב֣וֹא לְ֭פָנֶיךָ תְּפִלָּתִ֑י הַטֵּֽה־אָ֝זְנְךָ֗ לְרִנָּתִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Let my prayerתְּפִלָּהtephillâh · prayerH8605
• comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• thee: inclineנָטָהnâţâh · to stretchH5186
• thine earאֹ֫זֶן'ôzen · earH241
• unto my cryרִנָּהrinnâh · cryH7440

Cross-references for Psalms 88:2

• Psalms 79:11Listen to the painful cries of the prisoners! Use your great strength to set free those condemned to die!
• Psalms 141:1O Lord, I cry out to you. Come quickly to me! Pay attention to me when I cry out to you!
• 1 Kings 8:31“When someone is accused of sinning against his neighbor and the latter pronounces a curse on the alleged offender before your altar in this temple, be willing to forgive the accused if the accusation is false.
• Lamentations 3:8Also, when I cry out desperately for help, he has shut out my prayer.

Commentaries on Psalms 88:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Let my prayer come before thee - It is weak and helpless, though fervent and sincere: take all hinderances out of its way, and let it have a free passage to thy throne. One of the finest thoughts in the Iliad of Homer concerns prayer; I shall transcribe a principal part of this incomparable passage - incomparable when we consider its origin: - ,<-144 , ̔ , '· ̔ ̔ ' · ̔ ' · ̔ ̔, ', '· ̔ ' · ̔ ' , , ', ' . ̔ 'ͅ, ͅ, ' ,ͅ ̔ '̔, ̔ . ', ̔ , ͅ ' . Iliad…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Let my prayer come before thee - As if there were something which hindered it, or which had obstructed the way to the throne of grace; as if God repelled it from him, and turned away his ear, and would not hear. Incline thine ear unto my cry - See the notes at Psalm 5:1.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-5The psalmist calls on the Lord for salvation.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-181-2. Compare on the terms used, Psa 22:2; 31:2.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 88:2

• Prayer

In the dictionaries

• Acquaintance
• Heman
• Job, Book of
• Leannoth
• Music, Instrumental
• Psalms
• Ready
• Cry, Crying
• Ezrahite
• God

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