Psalms 88:2

2 Let my prayer come before you; incline your ear to my cry.

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 O Yahweh, God of my salvation, I cry out by day [and] through the night before you.

2 Let my prayer come before you; incline your ear to my cry.

3 For my soul is full with troubles, and my life approaches Sheol.

4 I am reckoned with [those] descending to [the] pit. I am like a man without strength,

5 set free among the dead, like [the] slain lying in [the] grave, whom you no longer remember, even those cut off from your hand.