Psalms 54:2
Hear my prayer, God.Listen to the words of my mouth.
New Heart English Bible
In The King James Version
Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth.
In Context
Cross References
1 Samuel 23:19Then the Ziphites came up to Saul to Gibeah, saying, "Doesn't David hide himself with us in the strongholds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of the desert?
Psalms 5:1For the Chief Musician, with the flutes. A Psalm by David.Give ear to my words, Lord.Consider my meditation.
Psalms 55:1For the Chief Musician. On stringed instruments. A contemplation by David.Listen to my prayer, God.Do not hide yourself from my supplication.
Psalms 143:7Hurry to answer me, Lord.My spirit fails.Do not hide your face from me,so that I do not become like those who go down into the pit.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 54:2-4
Complaints. 1 Save me, O God, by thy name, and judge me by thy strength. 2 Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth. 3 For strangers are risen up against me, and oppressors seek after my soul: they have not set God before them. Selah. We may observe here, 1. The great distress that David was now in, which the title gives an account of. The Ziphim came of their own accord, and informed Saul where David was, with a promise to deliver him into his hand. One would have thought that when David had… Read the whole commentary →