Psalms 130:2
Lord, let my voice come before you: let your ears be awake to the voice of my prayer.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.
In Context
1A Song of the going up. Out of the deep have I sent up my cry to you, O Lord.
3O Jah, if you took note of every sin, who would go free?
Cross References
2 Chronicles 6:40Now, O my God, may your eyes be open and your ears awake to the prayers made in this place.
Nehemiah 1:11O Lord, let your ear take note of the prayer of your servant, and of the prayers of your servants, who take delight in worshipping your name: give help, O Lord, to your servant this day, and let him have mercy in the eyes of this man. (Now I was the king's wine-servant.)
Psalms 5:3\5:2\Let the voice of my cry come to you, my King and my God; for to you will I make my prayer.
Psalms 28:2Give ear to the voice of my prayer, when I am crying to you, when my hands are lifted up to your holy place.
Psalms 61:1To the chief music-maker. On a corded instrument. Of David.
Psalms 140:6\140:5\The men of pride have put secret cords for my feet; stretching nets in my way, so that they may take me with their tricks. (Selah.)
Matthew Henry on Psalms 130:2-5
God's Regard to His Church. 1 Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord . 2 Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications. 3 If thou, Lord , shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand? 4 But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared. In these verses we are taught, I. Whatever condition we are in, though ever so deplorable, to continue calling upon God, v. 1 . The best men may sometimes be in the depths, in great trouble and affliction, and utterly… Read the whole commentary →