Psalms 55:1
Listen to my prayer, O God, and do not ignore my plea.
2 Attend to me and answer me. I am restless in my complaint, and distraught
3 at the voice of the enemy, at the pressure of the wicked. For they release disaster upon me and revile me in their anger.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Listen to my prayer, O God, and do not ignore my plea.
- KJV
- Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.
- WEB
- Listen to my prayer, God. Don’t hide yourself from my supplication.
- ASV
- Give ear to my prayer, O God; And hide not thyself from my supplication.
- DARBY
- {To the chief Musician. On stringed instruments: an instruction. Of David.} Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.
- BLB
- For the one directing. With stringed instruments. A Maskil of David. <span class=|reftext|><a href=|#|><b>1</b></a> Turn your ear, O God, to my prayer, and do not hide Yourself from my supplication.
- ÅB
- Vend øret, Gud, til min bønn, og skjul deg ikke for min inderlige begjæring!
- OTB
- Lytt til min bønn, Gud;
Og skjul deg ikke for min bønn. - B1930
- Vend øret, Gud, til min bønn, og skjul dig ikke for min inderlige begjæring!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 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.”
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Hear my prayer, O LORD, and attend to my plea for mercy.
Read in contextPsalms 61:1
Hear my cry, O God; attend to my prayer.
Read in contextPsalms 27:9
Hide not Your face from me, nor turn away Your servant in anger. You have been my helper; do not leave me or forsake me, O God of my salvation.
Read in contextPsalms 80:1
Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock; You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth
Read in contextPsalms 64:1
Hear, O God, my voice of complaint; preserve my life from dread of the enemy.
Read in contextPsalms 143:7
Answer me quickly, O LORD; my spirit fails. Do not hide Your face from me, or I will be like those who descend to the Pit.
Read in contextPsalms 54:1–2
Save me, O God, by Your name, and vindicate me by Your might!
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