May my prayer come before you; turn your ear to my cry

Psalm 88:1-12

Lord, you are the God who saves me; day and night I cry out to you. May my prayer come before you; turn your ear to my cry.

I am overwhelmed with troubles and my life draws near to death.

You have put me in the lowest pit, in the darkest depths. Your wrath lies heavily on me; you have overwhelmed me with all your waves

I call to you, Lord, every day; I spread out my hands to you. Do you show your wonders to the dead? Do their spirits rise up and praise you? Is your love declared in the grave, your faithfulness in Destruction? Are your wonders known in the place of darkness, or your righteous deeds in the land of oblivion?

A cry of despair:  This prayer is the darkest of all the psalms. Here is a man who feels life ebbing away, and he has no hope beyond death.

Why?

The Psalmist prayed to the Lord for his life draws near to death. 

So he wonders Do you show your wonders to the dead? Does their spirit rise up and praise you? When his life is gone he can't praise the Lord anymore.

This situation is dangerous and close to death. But psalmist trust in the Lord come to pray to the Lord.

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作者處境完全無助，一隻腳已經踏入棺材。生死交關的緊要關頭！

人在危難中一定是用最簡單的話語來求救。即使在此關頭，詩人還是不放棄的向神來祈求！內容自然不用表現很堅強的話語，神再不快一點就來不及了！死人不會再說話，有點像在向神發脾氣！作者知道神是全能的，信實的。只是因為在情急中，發出的禱告，是最自然、不做作的禱告！禱告按著神的心意禱告！也不須要在禱告中大作文章，用美麗的言語，不用強作歡顏，假裝喜樂，出於內心真誠的禱告！神一定會在乎的。雖然不一定按照我們的方式成就！不用裝出很屬靈的樣子來禱告！

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How?

Lord, you are the God who saves me, I am not the one of the sinner but a newborn son through Jesus.