Anakalypsis / Unveiling the Word

Psalms 88:13

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

KJV

aquilonem et mare tu creasti. Thabor et Hermon in nomine tuo exsultabunt :

Vulgate

τὸν βορρᾶν καὶ θαλάσσας σὺ ἔκτισας, Θαβὼρ καὶ Ἑρμωνιεὶμ τῷ ὀνόματί σου ἀγαλλιάσονται.

LXX

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

ASV

הֲ/יִוָּדַ֣ע בַּ/חֹ֣שֶׁךְ פִּלְאֶ֑/ךָ וְ֝/צִדְקָתְ/ךָ֗ בְּ/אֶ֣רֶץ נְשִׁיָּֽה

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶ֣רֶץ
'rts
noun · 2484×
חֹ֔שֶׁךְ
chshk
noun · 80×
יָדְע֖וּ
yd'v
verb · 944×
נְשִׁיָּֽה
nshyh
noun · 1×
פֶ֑לֶא
pl'
noun · 13×
צְדָקָ֖ה
tsdqh
noun · 157×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§633Scripture calls the abode of the dead, to which the dead Christ went down, "hell" - Sheol in Hebrew or Hades in Greek - because those who are there are deprived of the vision of God.479 Such is the case for all the dead, whether evil or righteous, while they await the Redeemer: which does not mean that their lot is identical, as Jesus shows through the parable of the poor man L…

Cross-references

  • Lam 3:56 — Thou hast heard my voice: hide not thine ear at my breathing, at my cry.
  • Mark 1:35 — And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.
  • Ps 5:3 — My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.
  • Ps 5:3 — My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.
  • Ps 30:2 — O LORD my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.
  • Ps 30:2 — O LORD my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.
  • Ps 55:17 — Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.
  • Ps 59:16 — But I will sing of thy power; yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning: for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble.
  • Ps 119:147 — I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy word.
  • Ps 119:147 — I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy word.