Psalms 88:2
1 O LORD God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee:
Let my prayer come before thee: incline thine ear unto my cry;
3 For my soul is full of troubles: and my life draweth nigh unto the grave.
4 I am counted with them that go down into the pit: I am as a man that hath no strength:
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- May my prayer come before You; incline Your ear to my cry.
- KJV
- Let my prayer come before thee: incline thine ear unto my cry;
- WEB
- Let my prayer enter into your presence. Turn your ear to my cry.
- ASV
- Let my prayer enter into thy presence; Incline thine ear unto my cry.
- DARBY
- Let my prayer come before thee; incline thine ear unto my cry.
- BLB
- May my prayer come before Your face; incline Your ear to my cry!
- ÅB
- La min bønn komme for ditt åsyn, bøy ditt øre til mitt klagerop!
- OTB
- Må min bønn nå deg;
Vennligst lytt til min bønn! - B1930
- La min bønn komme for ditt åsyn, bøi ditt øre til mitt klagerop!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 31:2
Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me.
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LORD, I cry unto thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto thee.
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Also when I cry and shout, he shutteth out my prayer.
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Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee; according to the greatness of thy power preserve thou those that are appointed to die;
Read in context1 Kings 8:31
If any man trespass against his neighbour, and an oath be laid upon him to cause him to swear, and the oath come before thine altar in this house:
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