Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version But I cry to you for help, LORD; in the morning my prayer comes before you. New Living Translation O LORD, I cry out to you. I will keep on pleading day by day. English Standard Version But I, O LORD, cry to you; in the morning my prayer comes before you. Berean Standard Bible But to You, O LORD, I cry for help; in the morning my prayer comes before You. King James Bible But unto thee have I cried, O LORD; and in the morning shall my prayer prevent thee. New King James Version But to You I have cried out, O LORD, And in the morning my prayer comes before You. New American Standard Bible But I, LORD, have cried out to You for help, And in the morning my prayer comes before You. NASB 1995 But I, O LORD, have cried out to You for help, And in the morning my prayer comes before You. NASB 1977 But I, O LORD, have cried out to Thee for help, And in the morning my prayer comes before Thee. Legacy Standard Bible But as for me, O Yahweh, I have cried out to You for help, And in the morning my prayer comes before You. Amplified Bible But I have cried out to You, O LORD, for help; And in the morning my prayer will come to You. Christian Standard Bible But I call to you for help, LORD; in the morning my prayer meets you. Holman Christian Standard Bible But I call to You for help, LORD; in the morning my prayer meets You. American Standard Version But unto thee, O Jehovah, have I cried; And in the morning shall my prayer come before thee. Contemporary English Version Each morning I pray to you, LORD. English Revised Version But unto thee, O LORD, have I cried, and in the morning shall my prayer come before thee. GOD'S WORD® Translation I cry out to you for help, O LORD, and in the morning my prayer will come into your presence. Good News Translation LORD, I call to you for help; every morning I pray to you. International Standard Version As for me, I cry out to you LORD, and in the morning my prayer greets you. Majority Standard Bible But to You, O LORD, I cry for help; in the morning my prayer comes before You. NET Bible As for me, I cry out to you, O LORD; in the morning my prayer confronts you. New Heart English Bible But to you, LORD, I have cried. In the morning, my prayer comes before you. Webster's Bible Translation But to thee have I cried, O LORD; and in the morning shall my prayer come before thee. World English Bible But to you, Yahweh, I have cried. In the morning, my prayer comes before you. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd I, to You, O YHWH, I have cried, "" And in the morning my prayer comes before You. Young's Literal Translation And I, unto Thee, O Jehovah, I have cried, And in the morning doth my prayer come before Thee. Smith's Literal Translation And to thee, O Jehovah, I cried, and in the morning shall my prayer anticipate thee. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleBut I, O Lord, have cried to thee: and in the morning my prayer shall prevent thee. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible But I cry out to you, LORD; in the morning my prayer comes before you. New Revised Standard Version But I, O LORD, cry out to you; in the morning my prayer comes before you. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleBut to thee have I cried, O LORD; and in the morning shall my prayer come early before thee. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And I have cried to you, LORD JEHOVAH, and at dawn my prayer will come before your presence! OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917But as for me, unto Thee, O LORD, do I cry, And in the morning doth my prayer come to meet Thee. Brenton Septuagint Translation But I cried to thee, O Lord; and in the morning shall my prayer prevent thee. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Day and Night I Cry Out Before You…12Will Your wonders be known in the darkness, or Your righteousness in the land of oblivion? 13But to You, O LORD, I cry for help; in the morning my prayer comes before You. 14Why, O LORD, do You reject me? Why do You hide Your face from me?… Cross References Psalm 5:3 In the morning, O LORD, You hear my voice; at daybreak I lay my plea before You and wait in expectation. Psalm 130:1-2 A song of ascents. Out of the depths I cry to You, O LORD! / O Lord, hear my voice; let Your ears be attentive to my plea for mercy. Lamentations 3:8 Even when I cry out and plead for help, He shuts out my prayer. Psalm 22:2 I cry out by day, O my God, but You do not answer, and by night, but I have no rest. Psalm 55:17 Morning, noon, and night, I cry out in distress, and He hears my voice. Psalm 86:3 Be merciful to me, O Lord, for I call to You all day long. Psalm 119:147 I rise before dawn and cry for help; in Your word I have put my hope. Job 30:20 I cry out to You for help, but You do not answer; when I stand up, You merely look at me. Jonah 2:2 saying: “In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered me. From the belly of Sheol I called for help, and You heard my voice. Psalm 42:8 The LORD decrees His loving devotion by day, and at night His song is with me as a prayer to the God of my life. Psalm 77:1-2 For the choirmaster. According to Jeduthun. A Psalm of Asaph. I cried out to God; I cried aloud to God to hear me. / In the day of trouble I sought the Lord; through the night my outstretched hands did not grow weary; my soul refused to be comforted. Psalm 143:1 A Psalm of David. O LORD, hear my prayer. In Your faithfulness, give ear to my plea; in Your righteousness, answer me. Isaiah 26:9 My soul longs for You in the night; indeed, my spirit seeks You at dawn. For when Your judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness. Luke 18:1 Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart: Matthew 7:7-8 Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. / For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. Treasury of Scripture But to you have I cried, O LORD; and in the morning shall my prayer prevent you. and in Psalm 5:3 My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up. Psalm 119:147,148 I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy word… Mark 1:35 And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed. prevent thee. Psalm 21:3 For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head. Jump to Previous Cried Cry Help Meet Morning Prayer Prevent TheeJump to Next Cried Cry Help Meet Morning Prayer Prevent TheePsalm 88 1. A prayer containing a grievous complaint.But to You, O LORD, I cry for help; This phrase reflects the psalmist's deep reliance on God amidst distress. The use of "O LORD" signifies a personal relationship with Yahweh, the covenant name of God, emphasizing trust and reverence. Crying for help is a common theme in the Psalms, illustrating the human condition of dependence on divine intervention (Psalm 18:6, Psalm 34:17). The act of crying out to God is seen throughout Scripture as a demonstration of faith, acknowledging God's sovereignty and ability to deliver (Exodus 2:23-25). This plea can be seen as a type of Christ, who in His humanity, also cried out to the Father in times of need (Hebrews 5:7). in the morning my prayer comes before You. Persons / Places / Events 1. The PsalmistThe author of Psalm 88, traditionally attributed to Heman the Ezrahite, who is expressing deep distress and seeking God's intervention. 2. The LORD (Yahweh) The covenant name of God, to whom the psalmist directs his cries and prayers. 3. The Morning A time of day symbolizing new beginnings and hope, when the psalmist brings his prayers before God. Teaching Points Persistent PrayerThe psalmist's continual crying out to God teaches us the importance of persistence in prayer, even when we feel overwhelmed by life's challenges. Morning Devotion Starting the day with prayer sets a foundation for a God-centered life, aligning our hearts and minds with His will. Trust in God's Timing Although the psalmist is in distress, he demonstrates trust in God's timing and faithfulness by bringing his requests before Him each morning. Honest Communication with God The raw emotion in the psalm encourages believers to be honest with God about their struggles, knowing that He hears and cares. Hope in Despair Even in the darkest times, turning to God in prayer can bring hope and reassurance of His presence and love.(13) But unto Thee . . .--Better, But as for me, I, &c. The pronoun is emphatic. The speaker has not gone down to the land where all is silent and forgotten, and can therefore still cry to God, and send his prayer to meet (prevent, i.e. go to meet; see Psalm 17:13) the Divine Being who still has an interest in him. And this makes the expostulation of the next verses still stronger. Why, since the sufferer is still alive, is he forsaken, or seemingly forsaken, by the God of that covenant in which he still abides?Verse 13. - But unto thee have I cried, O Lord; literally, but as for me, to thee have I cried. The psalmist returns from the somewhat vague speculations of vers. 10-12 to fact and to himself. He is not yet a mere shade, an inhabitant of Sheol; he is in the flesh, upon the earth; he can still cry, and does still cry, to Jehovah. There is thus still a faint gleam of hope for him. And in the morning shall my prayer prevent thee. The psalmist will draw out God's mercy, as it were, before its time, by importuning him with early and continual prayer (comp. vers. 1, 9). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Butוַאֲנִ֤י ׀ (wa·’ă·nî) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 589: I to You, אֵלֶ֣יךָ (’ê·le·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to O LORD, יְהוָ֣ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel I cry for help; שִׁוַּ֑עְתִּי (šiw·wa‘·tî) Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 7768: To be free, to halloo in the morning וּ֝בַבֹּ֗קֶר (ū·ḇab·bō·qer) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1242: Dawn, morning my prayer תְּֽפִלָּתִ֥י (tə·p̄il·lā·ṯî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 8605: Intercession, supplication, a hymn comes before You. תְקַדְּמֶֽךָּ׃ (ṯə·qad·də·me·kā) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | second person masculine singular Strong's 6923: To project, precede, to anticipate, hasten, meet Links Psalm 88:13 NIVPsalm 88:13 NLT Psalm 88:13 ESV Psalm 88:13 NASB Psalm 88:13 KJV Psalm 88:13 BibleApps.com Psalm 88:13 Biblia Paralela Psalm 88:13 Chinese Bible Psalm 88:13 French Bible Psalm 88:13 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 88:13 But to you Yahweh I have cried (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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