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Psalms 88:13

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

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 88:14.

וַאֲנִ֤יvaaniand mineאֲנִיconjunction, pronoun, personal, 1st person, common, singular — “and mine”H589II, (as for) me, mine, myself, we, [idiom] which, [idiom] who.אֵלֶ֣יךָeleykhaamongאֵלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).יְהוָ֣הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).שִׁוַּ֑עְתִּיshivatishoutשָׁוַעverb, piel, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “shout”, a completed actionH7768properly, to be free; but used only causatively and reflexively, to halloo (for help, i.e. freedom from some trouble)cry (aloud, out), shout.וּ֝בַבֹּ֗קֶרuvaboqerand in dayבֹּקֶרconjunction, preposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and in day”, the ordinary formH1242properly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning([phrase]) day, early, morning, morrow.תְּֽפִלָּתִ֥יtefilatiprayerתְּפִלָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “prayer”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8605intercession, supplication; by implication, a hymnprayer.תְקַדְּמֶֽךָּteqadmekameetקָדַםverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “meet”, an unfinished actionH6923to project (one self), i.e. precede; hence, to anticipate, hasten, meet (usually for help)come (go, (flee)) before, [phrase] disappoint, meet, prevent.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(88-14) But as for me, unto Thee, O LORD, do I cry, and in the morning doth my prayer come to meet Thee.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

And I, unto Thee, O Jehovah, I have cried, And in the morning doth my prayer come before Thee.

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

The north and the sea thou hast created. Thabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy name:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(88-14) But as for me, unto Thee, O LORD, do I cry, and in the morning doth my prayer come to meet Thee.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

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

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Κᾀγὼ πρὸς σὲ Κύριε ἐκέκραξα, καὶ τοπρωῒ ἡ προσευχή μου προφθάσει σε.