13 But I cry to you for help, Lord; in the morning my prayer comes before you.

Other Translations of Psalm 88:13

King James Version

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

English Standard Version

13 But I, O Lord, cry to you; in the morning my prayer comes before you.

The Message

13 I'm standing my ground, God, shouting for help, at my prayers every morning, on my knees each daybreak.

New King James Version

13 But to You I have cried out, O Lord, And in the morning my prayer comes before You.

New Living Translation

13 O Lord, I cry out to you. I will keep on pleading day by day.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Psalm 88:13

Commentary on Psalm 88:10-18

(Read Psalm 88:10-18)

Departed souls may declare God's faithfulness, justice, and lovingkindness; but deceased bodies can neither receive God's favours in comfort, nor return them in praise. The psalmist resolved to continue in prayer, and the more so, because deliverance did not come speedily. Though our prayers are not soon answered, yet we must not give over praying. The greater our troubles, the more earnest and serious we should be in prayer. Nothing grieves a child of God so much as losing sight of him; nor is there any thing he so much dreads as God's casting off his soul. If the sun be clouded, that darkens the earth; but if the sun should leave the earth, what a dungeon would it be! Even those designed for God's favours, may for a time suffer his terrors. See how deep those terrors wounded the psalmist. If friends are put far from us by providences, or death, we have reason to look upon it as affliction. Such was the calamitous state of a good man. But the pleas here used were peculiarly suited to Christ. And we are not to think that the holy Jesus suffered for us only at Gethsemane and on Calvary. His whole life was labour and sorrow; he was afflicted as never man was, from his youth up. He was prepared for that death of which he tasted through life. No man could share in the sufferings by which other men were to be redeemed. All forsook him, and fled. Oftentimes, blessed Jesus, do we forsake thee; but do not forsake us, O take not thy Holy Spirit from us.