Psalms 88:1
O Lord God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee:
Context
This verse from Psalms Chapter 88 connects to 10 cross-references. A Korahite lament of Heman the Ezrahite, one of the darkest psalms in the Psalter, expressing unrelenting suffering and divine abandonment. Unlike most laments it contains no turn toward confidence or praise. The psalmist is counted among those going to …
Other Translations
O Jehovah, the God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee.
A Song, a Psalm, by sons of Korah, to the Overseer, `Concerning the Sickness of Afflictions.' --An instruction, by Heman the Ezrahite. O Jehovah, God of my salvation, Daily I have cried, nightly before Thee,
O Lord, God of my salvation, I have been crying to you for help by day and by night:
Cross References
For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of …
I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that …
Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the Lord Jehovah is my strength and …
And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with …
And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God …
For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,
And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,
Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;