Psalms 88:2
88:1 A Song or Psalm for the sons of Korah, to the chief Musician upon Mahalath Leannoth, Maschil of Heman the Ezrahite. O LORD God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee: for the sons: or, of the sons Maschil: or, A Psalm of Heman the Ezrahite, giving instructionLet my prayer come before thee: incline thine ear unto my cry;
KJV
Let my prayer enter into your presence. Turn your ear to my cry.
Let my prayer come before thee: incline thine ear unto my cry;
Let my prayer come before you: incline your ear to my cry;
What does Psalms 88:2 mean?
Psalms 88:2 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include תְּפִלָּה (tᵉphillâh), בּוֹא (bôwʼ), פָּנִים (pânîym).
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Yet have thou respect unto the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, O LORD my God, to hearken unto the cry and to the prayer, which thy servant prayeth before thee to day:
2 Chronicles 6:19Have respect therefore to the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, O LORD my God, to hearken unto the cry and the prayer which thy servant prayeth before thee:
Genesis 13:10And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar.
Genesis 16:8And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.
Genesis 6:13And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth. with the earth: or, from the earth
Genesis 7:1And the LORD said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.
Genesis 7:7And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood.
Genesis 8:9But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in unto him into the ark. pulled: Heb. caused her to come
Frequently asked questions
What does Psalms 88:2 say?
Psalms 88:2 (King James Version) reads: "Let my prayer come before thee: incline thine ear unto my cry;"
Is Psalms 88:2 in the Old or New Testament?
Psalms 88:2 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.
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