But unto thee have I cried, O LORD; and in the morning shall my prayer prevent thee.
But - notwithstanding these considerations, which would naturally create hope of relief, I cry in vain.
And in the morning shall my prayer prevent thee. "In the morning" implies the never-ceasing earnestness with which he prayed, even rising up early for the purpose (Psalms 5:3; Psalms 57:8; Mark 1:35). "Prevent" - i:e., surprise: a condescension to human conceptions; like a client knocking at his patron's door so early as to surprise or anticipate him before he is ready. It is God who really prevents or anticipates His people with prevenient grace (Psalms 21:3; Isaiah 65:1; Isaiah 65:24).