Psalms 88:1
O LORD, the God of my salvation, day and night I cry out before You.
2 May my prayer come before You; incline Your ear to my cry.
3 For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol.
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- BSB
- O LORD, the God of my salvation, day and night I cry out before You.
- KJV
- O LORD God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee:
- WEB
- LORD, the God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before you.
- ASV
- O Jehovah, the God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee.
- DARBY
- {A Song, a Psalm for the sons of Korah. To the chief Musician. Upon Mahalath Leannoth. An instruction. Of Heman the Ezrahite.} Jehovah, God of my salvation, I have cried by day [and] in the night before thee.
- BLB
- A Song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah, for the one directing. According to Mahalath Leannoth. A Maskil of Heman the Ezrahite. <span class=|reftext|><a href=|#|><b>1</b></a> O YHWH, God of my salvation, [by] day I have cried out, [and] in the night before You.
- ÅB
- Herre, min frelses Gud! Om dagen og om natten roper jeg for deg.
- OTB
- Herre, min frelses Gud,
Jeg har ropt ut om dagen og om natten foran deg. - B1930
- Herre, min frelses Gud! Om dagen og om natten roper jeg for dig.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 12:2
Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and He also has become my salvation.”
Read in contextPsalms 22:2
I cry out by day, O my God, but You do not answer, and by night, but I have no rest.
Read in contextLuke 18:7
Will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry out to Him day and night? Will He continue to defer their help?
Read in contextPsalms 86:3
Be merciful to me, O Lord, for I call to You all day long.
Read in contextGenesis 49:18
I await Your salvation, O LORD.
Read in context1 Kings 4:31
He was wiser than all men—wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, and wiser than Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol. And his fame spread throughout the surrounding nations.
Read in contextTitus 3:4–7
But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared,
Read in contextPsalms 27:9
Hide not Your face from me, nor turn away Your servant in anger. You have been my helper; do not leave me or forsake me, O God of my salvation.
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