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Psalms 88:2

Let my prayer come before thee: incline thine ear unto my cry;

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 88:3.

תָּב֣וֹאtavoto comeבּוֹאverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “to come”, an unfinished actionH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…לְ֭פָנֶיךָlefaneykhato a- foreפָּנִיםpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “to a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…תְּפִלָּתִ֑יtefilatiprayerתְּפִלָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “prayer”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8605intercession, supplication; by implication, a hymnprayer.הַטֵּֽהhatehspreadנָטָהverb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “spread”, a commandH5186to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application[phrase] afternoon, apply, bow (down, -ing), carry aside, decline, deliver, extend, go down, be gone, incline, intend, lay, let down, offer, outstretched, overthrown, pervert, pitch, prolong, put away, shew, spread (out), stretch (forth, o…אָ֝זְנְךָ֗azenekhaearאֹזֶןnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “ear”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH241broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)[phrase] advertise, audience, [phrase] displease, ear, hearing, [phrase] show.לְרִנָּתִֽיlerinatito joyרִנָּהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to joy”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7440properly, a creaking (or shrill sound), i.e. shout (of joy or grief)cry, gladness, joy, proclamation, rejoicing, shouting, sing(-ing), triumph.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(88-3) Let my prayer come before Thee, incline Thine ear unto my cry.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Let my prayer enter into thy presence; Incline thine ear unto my cry.

Young’s Literal Translation

My prayer cometh in before Thee, Incline Thine ear to my loud cry,

World English Bible

Let my prayer enter into your presence. Turn your ear to my cry.

Darby Translation

Let my prayer come before thee; incline thine ear unto my cry.

Douay-Rheims

The mercies of the Lord I will sing for ever. I will shew forth thy truth with my mouth to generation and generation.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(88-3) Let my prayer come before Thee, incline Thine ear unto my cry.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Let my prayer come in before thee; incline thine ear to my supplication, O Lord.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Εἰσελθέτω ἐνώπιόν σου ἡ προσευχή μου, κλῖνον τὸ οὖς σου εἰς τὴν δέησίν μου, Κύριε.