Psalms 55:1
Listen to my prayer, God. Don’t hide yourself from my supplication.
World English Bible
In The King James Version
Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.
In Context
2Attend to me, and answer me. I am restless in my complaint, and moan
Cross References
Psalms 6:1LORD, don’t rebuke me in your anger, neither discipline me in your wrath.
Psalms 27:9Don’t hide your face from me. Don’t put your servant away in anger. You have been my help. Don’t abandon me, neither forsake me, God of my salvation.
Psalms 54:1Save me, God, by your name. Vindicate me in your might.
Psalms 64:1Hear my voice, God, in my complaint. Preserve my life from fear of the enemy.
Psalms 80:4LORD God of Armies, how long will you be angry against the prayer of your people?
Psalms 86:6Hear, LORD, my prayer. Listen to the voice of my petitions.
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 →