Psalms 88:2

"Let my prayer enter into your presence. Turn your ear to my cry."

Key Reflection

In Psalms 88:2, David prays for God's attention and intervention, expressing his deep distress. He asks that his prayers be received by the Lord, emphasizing both the accessibility of prayer to God and the importance of God hearing the cries of those in need.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Let my prayer come before thee -As if there were something which hindered it, or which had obstructed the way to the throne of grace; as if God repelled it from him, and turned away his ear, and would not hear. Incline thine ear unto my cry -See the notes atPsalms 5:1.

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