Psalms 55:1
Give ear to my prayer, O God; And hide not thyself from my supplication.
American Standard Version
In The King James Version
Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.
In Context
2Attend unto me, and answer me: I am restless in my complaint, and moan,
Cross References
Psalms 6:1O Jehovah, rebuke me not in thine anger, Neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.
Psalms 27:9Hide not thy face from me; Put not thy servant away in anger: Thou hast been my help; Cast me not off, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.
Psalms 54:1Save me, O God, by thy name, And judge me in thy might.
Psalms 64:1Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint: Preserve my life from fear of the enemy.
Psalms 80:4O Jehovah God of hosts, How long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people?
Psalms 86:6Give ear, O Jehovah, unto my prayer; And hearken unto the voice of my supplications.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 55:1
It is the conjecture of many expositors that David penned this psalm upon occasion of Absalom's rebellion, and that the particular enemy he here speaks of, that dealt treacherously with him, was Ahithophel; and some will therefore make David's troubles here typical of Christ's sufferings, and Ahithophel's treachery a figure of Judas's, because they both hanged themselves. But there is nothing in it particularly applied to Christ in the New Testament. David was in great distress when he penned this psalm. I. He… Read the whole commentary →