“But unto thee have I cried, O Lord; and in the morning shall my prayer prevent thee.”
The persistence despite despair: "But I, O LORD, cry out to you; in the morning my prayer comes before you." Despite the apparent impossibility that God hears prayers from death-realm, the supplicant continues praying. The shift to "but I" suggests determined persistence in prayer.
Church Fathers on Psalms 88:13
1. The Title of this eighty-seventh Psalm contains a fresh subject for enquiry: the words occurring here, “for Melech to respond,” being nowhere else found. We have already given our opinion on the meaning of the titles Psalmus Cantici and Canticum Psalmi: and the words, “sons of Core,” are constantly repeated, and have often been explained: so also “to the end;” but what comes next in this title is peculiar. For “Melech” we may translate into Latin “for the chorus,” for…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS
Publish a reflection on this verse
No reflections on this verse yet. Be the first to write one!