King James Version
Psalms 88:2 in the King James Version says “Let my prayer come before thee: incline thine ear unto my cry;” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 88 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Let my prayer come before thee: incline thine ear unto my cry;”
Psalms 88:2 · KJV
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 instruction
Let my prayer come before thee: incline thine ear unto my cry;
For my soul is full of troubles: and my life draweth nigh unto the grave.
I am counted with them that go down into the pit: I am as a man that hath no strength:
KJV Study — Public Domain
“before”
H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
“thee incline”
H5186to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows)
“unto my cry”
H7440properly, a creaking (or shrill sound), i.e., shout (of joy or grief)
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