Psalms 88:13 BSB — MannaFest

Psalms 88:13

But to You, O LORD, I cry for help; in the morning my prayer comes before You.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

But unto thee, O Jehovah, have I cried; And in the morning shall my prayer come before thee.

KJV

But unto thee have I cried, O Lord; and in the morning shall my prayer prevent thee.

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Commentary

3 voices

Jerome

Homily 65, on Psalm 87 (Alternate Series) (420)

"Shall thy wonders be known in the dark, and thy justice in the land of forgetfulness? And I have cried to thee, O Lord, and in the morning my prayer shall come before thee." That is, because thou wilt glorify me by a morning resurrection.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

"My prayer shall present itself before thee, and be betimes with thee, and shall not stay for the encouragement of the beginning of mercy, but reach towards it with faith and expectation even before the day dawns." God often prevents our prayers and expectations with his mercies; let us prevent his mercies with our prayers and expectations.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Treasury of David, Vol. 4 (1874)

But unto thee have I cried, O Lord; I have continued to pray for help to thee, O Jehovah, the living God, even though thou hast so long delayed to answer. A true born child of God may be known by his continuing to cry; a hypocrite is great at a spurt, but the genuine believer holds on till he wins his suit. And in the morning shall my prayer prevent thee. He meant to plead on yet, and to increase his earnestness.

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Original language & word study

7 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַאֲנִ֤י׀	va.'a.Ni	and I	H589 →
אֵלֶ֣יךָ	'e.Lei.kha	to you	H413 →
יְהוָ֣ה	Yah.weh	O Yahweh	H3068 →
שִׁוַּ֑עְתִּי	shi.Va'.ti	I cry for help	H7768 →
וּ֝בַבֹּ֗קֶר	u.va.Bo.ker	and in the morning	H1242 →
תְּֽפִלָּתִ֥י	te.fi.la.Ti	prayer my	H8605 →
תְקַדְּמֶֽךָּ׃	te.ka.de.Me.ka	it comes to meet you	H6923 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Mark 1:35
Early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up and slipped out to a solitary place to pray.
leads to
- Luke 6:12
  In those days Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and He spent the night in prayer to God.
- Luke 5:16
  Yet He frequently withdrew to the wilderness to pray.
- Luke 22:39–46
  Jesus went out as usual to the Mount of Olives, and the disciples followed Him.
- Ephesians 6:18
  Pray in the Spirit at all times, with every kind of prayer and petition. To this end, stay alert with all perseverance in your prayers for all the saints.
Through
Psalms 5:3
In the morning, O LORD, You hear my voice; at daybreak I lay my plea before You and wait in expectation.
leads to
- Psalms 119:147
  I rise before dawn and cry for help; in Your word I have put my hope.
- Psalms 130:6
  My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning— more than watchmen wait for the morning.
- Mark 1:35
  Early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up and slipped out to a solitary place to pray.
- Psalms 55:17
  Morning, noon, and night, I cry out in distress, and He hears my voice.

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01Commentary

The record, by era

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Psalms

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Psalms