Psalms 88:9

9 My eyes are weak from crying. Lord, I have prayed to you every day; I have lifted my hands in prayer to you.

Psalms 88:9 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 88:9

Mine eye mourneth by reason of affliction
Or dropped tears, as the Targum, by which grief was vented; see ( Psalms 6:7 ) .

Lord, I have called daily upon thee, I have stretched out my hands unto
thee;
in prayer, as the Targum adds, this being a prayer gesture: notwithstanding his troubles continued and increased, he did not leave off praying, though he was not immediately heard and answered, which is what is tacitly complained of, as in ( Psalms 22:2 ) . Christ, in his troubles in the garden, and on the cross, prayed for himself, for divine support and assistance, as man; for his friends, disciples, and apostles, and for all that should believe in him through them; and even for his enemies.

Psalms 88:9 In-Context

7 You have been very angry with me; all your waves crush me.Selah
8 You have taken my friends away from me and have made them hate me. I am trapped and cannot escape.
9 My eyes are weak from crying. Lord, I have prayed to you every day; I have lifted my hands in prayer to you.
10 Do you show your miracles for the dead? Do their spirits rise up and praise you?Selah
11 Will your love be told in the grave? Will your loyalty be told in the place of death?
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