Psalms 88:2

2 Let my prayer come before thee: incline thy 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 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:

2 Let my prayer come before thee: incline thy ear to my cry;

3 For my soul is full of troubles: and my life draweth nigh to the grave.

4 I am counted with them that go down into the pit: I am as a man [that hath] no strength:

5 Free among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, whom thou rememberest no more: and they are cut off from thy hand.