Psalms 55:1
Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not yourself from my supplication.
Updated King James 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 hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise;
Cross References
Psalms 6:1O LORD, rebuke me not in yours anger, neither chasten me in your hot displeasure.
Psalms 27:9Hide not your face far from me; put not your servant away in anger: you have been my help; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.
Psalms 54:1Save me, O God, by your name, and judge me by your strength.
Psalms 64:1Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy.
Psalms 80:4O LORD God of hosts, how long will you be angry against the prayer of your people?
Psalms 86:6Give ear, O LORD, unto my prayer; and attend to 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 →