The Pulpit Commentary on Psalms 88:1

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain

O Lord God of my salvation. This is the one "word of trust," which some get rid of by an emendation. But the Septuagint supports the existing Hebrew text; and it is in harmony with the rest of Scripture.

The saints of God never despair. I have cried day and night before thee; literally, by day have I cried—by night before thee; a trembling, gasping utterance (Kay).

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