Psalms 88:13

King James Version

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

Parallel Translations

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.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
But I, O Lord , have cried out to You for help, And in the morning my prayer comes before You.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
But vnto thee do I crye O God: and my prayer commeth early in the morning before thee.

Darby Translation
But as for me, Jehovah, I cry unto thee, and in the morning my prayer cometh before thee.

New King James Version
But to You I have cried out, O LORD, And in the morning my prayer comes before You.

Literal Translation
But to You I have cried, O Jehovah; and in the morning my prayer shall go before You.

Easy-to-Read Version
Lord , I am asking you to help me! Early each morning I pray to you.

World English Bible
But to you, Yahweh, I have cried. In the morning, my prayer comes before you.

King James Version (1611)
But vnto thee haue I cried, O Lord, and in the morning shall my prayer preuent thee.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Vnto the I crie (o LORDE) and early cometh my prayer before the.

THE MESSAGE
I'm standing my ground, God , shouting for help, at my prayers every morning, on my knees each daybreak. Why, God , do you turn a deaf ear? Why do you make yourself scarce? For as long as I remember I've been hurting; I've taken the worst you can hand out, and I've had it. Your wildfire anger has blazed through my life; I'm bleeding, black-and-blue. You've attacked me fiercely from every side, raining down blows till I'm nearly dead. You made lover and neighbor alike dump me; the only friend I have left is Darkness.

Amplified Bible
But I have cried out to You, O LORD, for help; And in the morning my prayer will come to You.

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

Bible in Basic English
But to you did I send up my cry, O Lord; in the morning my prayer came before you.

Update Bible Version
But to you, O Yahweh, I have cried; And in the morning my prayer shall come before you.

Webster's Bible Translation
But to thee have I cried, O LORD; and in the morning shall my prayer come before thee.

New English Translation
As for me, I cry out to you, O Lord ; in the morning my prayer confronts you.

Contemporary English Version
Each morning I pray to you, Lord .

Complete Jewish Bible
Will your wonders be known in the dark, or your righteousness in the land of oblivion?

Geneva Bible (1587)
But vnto thee haue I cryed, O Lorde, and early shall my prayer come before thee.

George Lamsa Translation
But to thee have I cried, O LORD; and in the morning shall my prayer come early before thee.

Hebrew Names Version
But to you, LORD, I have cried. In the morning, my prayer comes before you.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Shall Thy wonders be known in the dark? and Thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?

New Living Translation
O Lord , I cry out to you. I will keep on pleading day by day.

New Life Bible
But I have cried to You for help, O Lord. My prayer comes to You in the morning.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
But I cried to thee, O Lord; and in the morning shall my prayer prevent thee.

English Revised Version
But unto thee, O LORD, have I cried, and in the morning shall my prayer come before thee.

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

New Revised Standard
But I, O Lord , cry out to you; in the morning my prayer comes before you.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But, I, unto thee, O Yahweh, have cried for help, And, in the morning, my prayer will confront thee!

Douay-Rheims Bible
(87-14) But I, O Lord, have cried to thee: and in the morning my prayer shall prevent thee.

Lexham English Bible
But as for me, I cry for help to you, O Yahweh, and in the morning my prayer comes before you.

English Standard Version
But I, O Lord , cry to you; 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.

New Century Version
But, Lord , I have called out to you for help; every morning I pray to you.

Good News Translation
Lord , I call to you for help; every morning I pray to you.

Christian Standard Bible®
But I call to You for help, Lord ; in the morning my prayer meets You.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And, Lord, Y criede to thee; and erli my preier schal bifor come to thee.

Young's Literal Translation
And I, unto Thee, O Jehovah, I have cried, And in the morning doth my prayer come before Thee.

Revised Standard Version
But I, O LORD, cry to thee; in the morning my prayer comes before thee.

Contextual Overview

¹⁰ Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise and praise thee? Selah. ¹¹ Shall thy lovingkindness be declared in the grave? or thy faithfulness in destruction? ¹² Shall thy wonders be known in the dark? and thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness? ¹³ But unto thee have I cried, O Lord ; and in the morning shall my prayer prevent thee. ¹⁴ Lord , why castest thou off my soul? why hidest thou thy face from me? ¹⁵ I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up: while I suffer thy terrors I am distracted. ¹⁶ Thy fierce wrath goeth over me; thy terrors have cut me off. ¹⁷ They came round about me daily like water; they compassed me about together. ¹⁸ Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, and mine acquaintance into darkness.

Bible Verse Review
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and in: Psalms 5:3, Psalms 119:147, Psalms 119:148, Mark 1:35

prevent thee: "Come before thee." See note on Psalms 21:3.

Reciprocal: Job 19:10 - destroyed Lamentations 3:56 - hide 1 Thessalonians 4:15 - prevent

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But unto thee have I cried, O Lord,.... Formerly, and had been heard, answered, and relieved, and which was an encouragement to cry again to him in his distress; Christ was always heard, John 11:42, or, now, in his present case, yet was not heard, at least not immediately answered; which was the case of the Messiah, when forsaken by his God and Father, Psalms 22:1, yet still determines to continue praying, as follows:

and in the morning shall my prayer prevent thee; not before the Lord is awake, and can hear; for he neither slumbers nor sleeps, and he always hears: but the meaning is, that he would pray before he entered upon another business; this should be the first thing in the morning he would do, and this he would do before others did, or he himself used to do; before the usual time of morning prayer; signifying, he would pray to him very early, which is expressive of his vehemency, fervency, and importunity and earnestness, and what a sense he had of his case, and of his need of divine help: so Christ rose early in the morning, a great while before day, to pray, Mark 1:35.

Mark 1:35- :.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

But unto thee have I cried, O Lord - I have earnestly prayed; I have sought thy gracious interposition.

And in the morning - That is, each morning; every day. My first business in the morning shall be prayer.

Shall my prayer prevent thee - Anticipate thee; go before thee: that is, it shall be early; so to speak even before thou dost awake to the employments of the day. The language is that which would be applicable to a case where one made an appeal to another for aid before he had arisen from his bed, or who came to him even while he was asleep - and who thus, with an earnest petition, anticipated his rising. Compare the notes at Job 3:12; compare Psalms 21:3; Psalms 59:10; Psalms 79:8; Psalms 119:148; Matthew 17:25; 1 Thessalonians 4:15.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 88:13. Shall my prayer prevent thee. — It shall get before thee; I will not wait till the accustomed time to offer my morning sacrifice, I shall call on thee long before others come to offer their devotions.