Psalms 88:9

9 I'm crying so much I can't see very well. Lord, I call out to you every day. I lift up my hands to you in prayer.

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 Your burning anger lies heavy on me. All the waves of your anger have crashed over me. "Selah"
8 You have taken my closest friends away from me. You have made me sickening to them. I feel trapped. I can't escape.
9 I'm crying so much I can't see very well. Lord, I call out to you every day. I lift up my hands to you in prayer.
10 Do you work miracles for those who are dead? Do dead people rise up and praise you? "Selah"
11 Do those who are dead speak about your love? Do those who are in the grave tell how faithful you are?
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