Psalms 55:2
\55:1\Give hearing to my prayer, O God; and let not your ear be shut against my request.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise;
In Context
1To the chief music-maker, on Neginoth. Maschil. Of David.
3\55:2\Give thought to me, and let my prayer be answered: I have been made low in sorrow;
Cross References
Psalms 17:1A Prayer. Of David. Let my cause come to your ears, O Lord, give attention to my cry; give ear to my prayer which goes not out from false lips.
Psalms 38:6\38:5\My wounds are poisoned and evil-smelling, because of my foolish behaviour.
Psalms 64:1To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David.
Psalms 77:3\77:2\In the day of my trouble, my heart was turned to the Lord: my hand was stretched out in the night without resting; my soul would not be comforted.
Isaiah 38:14I make cries like a bird; I give out sounds of grief like a dove: my eyes are looking up with desire; O Lord, I am crushed, take up my cause.
Lamentations 3:56My voice came to you; let not your ear be shut to my breathing, to my cry.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 55:2-9
Supplications of David in Distress. 1 Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication. 2 Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise; 3 Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me. 4 My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me. 5 Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me. 6 And I said, Oh that I had wings… Read the whole commentary →