New Living Translation
Psalms 88:13
13O Lord, I cry out to you. I will keep on pleading day by day.
Psalms 88:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But unto thee have I cried, O Lord; and in the morning shall my prayer prevent thee.
- New International Version (NIV)But I cry to you for help, Lord; in the morning my prayer comes before you.
- English Standard Version (ESV)But I, O Lord, cry to you; in the morning my prayer comes before you.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But to You I have cried out, O Lord, And in the morning my prayer comes before You.
Context of Psalms 88:13
11Can those in the grave declare your unfailing love? Can they proclaim your faithfulness in the place of destruction? 12Can the darkness speak of your wonderful deeds? Can anyone in the land of forgetfulness talk about your righteousness? O Lord, I cry out to you. I will keep on pleading day by day. 14O Lord, why do you reject me? Why do you turn your face from me? 15I have been sick and close to death since my youth. I stand helpless and desperate before your terrors.
Read all of Psalms 88Psalms 88:13 word by word
וַאֲנִ֤י׀ אֵלֶ֣יךָ יְהוָ֣ה שִׁוַּ֑עְתִּי וּ֝בַבֹּ֗קֶר תְּֽפִלָּתִ֥י תְקַדְּמֶֽךָּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 88:13
- Psalms 5:3Listen to my voice in the morning, Lord. Each morning I bring my requests to you and wait expectantly.
- Psalms 119:147I rise early, before the sun is up; I cry out for help and put my hope in your words.
- Mark 1:35Before daybreak the next morning, Jesus got up and went out to an isolated place to pray.
- Psalms 21:3You welcomed him back with success and prosperity. You placed a crown of finest gold on his head.
Commentaries on Psalms 88:13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Shall my prayer prevent thee - It shall get before thee; I will not wait till the accustomed time to offer my morning sacrifice, I shall call on thee long before others come to offer their devotions.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13But unto thee have I cried, O Lord - I have earnestly prayed; I have sought thy gracious interposition. And in the morning - That is, each morning; every day. My first business in the morning shall be prayer. Shall my prayer prevent thee - Anticipate thee; go before thee: that is, it shall be early; so to speak even before thou dost awake to the employments of the day. The language is that which would be applicable to a case where one made an appeal to…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-18Verses 10-18 Departed souls may declare God's faithfulness, justice, and lovingkindness; but deceased bodies can neither receive God's favours in comfort, nor return them in praise. The psalmist resolved to continue in prayer, and the more so, because deliverance did not come speedily. Though our prayers are not soon answered, yet we must not give over praying. The greater our troubles, the more earnest and serious we should be in prayer. Nothing grieves…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-17In his third charge, the psalmist accuses the Lord of rejecting him. The force and apparent cruelty of the psalmist’s suffering overwhelm him.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. prevent--meet--that is, he will diligently come before God for help (Psa 18:41).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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