Psalms 88:2

2 let my prayer reach you! Turn your ear to my outcry

Psalms 88:2 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 88:2

Let my prayer come before thee
Not before men, as hypocrites desire, but before the Lord; let it not be shut out, but be admitted; and let it come with acceptance, as it does when it ascends before God, out of the hands of the angel before the throne, perfumed with the much incense of his mediation, ( Revelation 8:3 Revelation 8:4 ) ,

incline thine ear unto my cry;
hearken to it, receive it, and give an answer to it; Christ's prayers were attended with strong crying, and were always received and heard, ( Hebrews 5:7 ) ( John 11:41 John 11:42 ) .

Psalms 88:2 In-Context

1 LORD, God of my salvation, by day I cry out, even at night, before you—

2 let my prayer reach you! Turn your ear to my outcry

3 because my whole being is filled with distress; my life is at the very brink of hell.

4 I am considered as one of those plummeting into the pit. I am like those who are beyond help,

5 drifting among the dead, lying in the grave, like dead bodies— those you don't remember anymore, those who are cut off from your power.