Psalms

Psalm 88:1

1A song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. For the choirmaster. According to Mahalath Leannoth.a A Maskilb of Heman the Ezrahite.

O LORD, the God of my salvation,

day and night I cry out before You.

Footnotes

  • a 88:1 Mahalath Leannothis probably a musical or liturgical term; see also Psalm 53:1|PSA 53:1.
  • b 88:1 Maskil is probably a musical or liturgical term; used for Psalms 32, 42, 44–45, 52–55, 74, 78, 88–89, and 142.

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
A songשִׁ֥ירšîrNoun - masculine singularH7892 song
A Psalmמִזְמ֗וֹרmiz·mō·wrNoun - masculine singularH4210 melody
of the sonsלִבְנֵ֫יliḇ·nêPreposition-l; Noun - masculine plural constructH1121 son
of Korahקֹ֥רַחqō·raḥNoun - proper - masculine singularH7141 Korach
For the choirmasterלַמְנַצֵּ֣חַlam·naṣ·ṣê·aḥPreposition-l, Article; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singularH5329 be pre-eminent, enduring
According toעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
Mahalathמָחֲלַ֣תmā·ḥă·laṯNoun - feminine singularH4257 'Machalath'
Leannothלְעַנּ֑וֹתlə·‘an·nō·wṯPreposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive constructH6030 answer, respond
A Maskilמַ֝שְׂכִּ֗ילmaś·kîlNoun - masculine singularH4905 contemplative poem
of Hemanלְהֵימָ֥ןlə·hê·mānPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH1968 Heman
the Ezrahiteהָאֶזְרָחִֽי׃hā·’ez·rā·ḥîArticle; Noun - proper - masculine singularH250 Ezrachite
O LORDיְ֭הוָהYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י’ĕ·lō·hêNoun - masculine plural constructH430 God
of my salvationיְשׁוּעָתִ֑יyə·šū·‘ā·ṯîNoun - feminine singular construct; first person common singularH3444 salvation
dayיוֹם־yō·wm-Noun - masculine singularH3117 day
and nightבַלַּ֣יְלָהḇal·lay·lāhPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH3915 twist, night, adversity
I cry outצָעַ֖קְתִּיṣā·‘aq·tîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH6817 cry, cry out, call
before Youנֶגְדֶּֽךָ׃neḡ·de·ḵāPreposition; second person masculine singularH5048 what is conspicuous or in front

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Isaiah 12:2 · Psalm 22:2 · Luke 18:7 · Psalm 86:3 · Genesis 49:18 · Titus 3:4–7 · Psalm 27:9 · Psalm 53:1 · 1 Kings 4:31 · Psalm 51:14 · Luke 2:30 · Titus 2:13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.