Psalms 5:1
Give ear to my words, O LORD; consider my groaning.
2 Attend to the sound of my cry, my King and my God, for to You I pray.
3 In the morning, O LORD, You hear my voice; at daybreak I lay my plea before You and wait in expectation.
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- BSB
- Give ear to my words, O LORD; consider my groaning.
- KJV
- Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation.
- WEB
- Give ear to my words, LORD. Consider my meditation.
- ASV
- Give ear to my words, O Jehovah, Consider my meditation.
- DARBY
- {To the chief Musician. Upon Nehiloth. A Psalm of David.} Give ear to my words, O Jehovah; consider my meditation.
- BLB
- For the one directing. With the Nehiloth. A Psalm of David. <span class=|reftext|><a href=|#|><b>1</b></a> Give ear to my words, O YHWH; have regard [for] my murmuring.
- ÅB
- Vend øret til ordene mine, Herre,
merk på tankene mine! - OTB
- Hør mine ord, Herre,
Gi akt på min sukk. - B1930
- Vend øret til mine ord, Herre, akt på min tanke!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 John 5:14–15
And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.
Read in contextPsalms 54:2
Hear my prayer, O God; listen to the words of my mouth.
Read in contextPsalms 19:14
May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in Your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.
Read in context1 Peter 3:12
For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”
Read in contextPsalms 55:1–2
Listen to my prayer, O God, and do not ignore my plea.
Read in contextPsalms 64:1
Hear, O God, my voice of complaint; preserve my life from dread of the enemy.
Read in contextPsalms 86:1
Incline Your ear, O LORD, and answer me, for I am poor and needy.
Read in contextRomans 8:26
In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know how we ought to pray, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groans too deep for words.
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