Psalm 55:1 Parallel Translations

For the choir director; on stringed instruments; a maskil by David. Open your ears to my prayer, O God. Do not hide from my plea for mercy.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.

ASV:

Give ear to my prayer, O God; And hide not thyself from my supplication.

BBE:

<To the chief music-maker, on Neginoth. Maschil. Of David.> Give hearing to my prayer, O God; and let not your ear be shut against my request.

DBY:

{To the chief Musician. On stringed instruments: an instruction. Of David.} Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.

ERV:

For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. Maschil of David. Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.

JPS:

For the Leader; with string-music. Maschil of David. (55:2)

WBS:

To the chief Musician on Neginoth, Maschil, A Psalm of David. Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.

WEB:

For the Chief Musician. On stringed instruments. A contemplation by David. Listen to my prayer, God. Don't hide yourself from my supplication.

YLT:

To the Overseer with stringed instruments. -- An instruction, by David. Give ear, O God, to my prayer, And hide not from my supplication.

Psalm 55:1 Cross References

XREF:

Psalm 27:9 Do not hide Your face from me, Do not turn Your servant away in anger; You have been my help; Do not abandon me nor forsake me, O God of my salvation!

Psalm 54:2 Hear my prayer, O God; Give ear to the words of my mouth.

Psalm 61:1 For the choir director; on a stringed instrument. A Psalm of David. Hear my cry, O God; Give heed to my prayer.

Psalm 86:6 Give ear, O LORD, to my prayer; And give heed to the voice of my supplications! (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

55:1 <> Give ear to {a} my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.
(a) The earnestness of his prayer declares the vehemency of his grief in so much as he is compelled to burst out into cries.

MHC:

55:1-8 In these verses we have, 1. David praying. Prayer is a salve for every sore, and a relief to the spirit under every burden. 2. David weeping. Griefs are thus, in some measure, lessened, while those increase that have no vent given them. David in great alarm. We may well suppose him to be so, upon the breaking out of Absalom's conspiracy, and the falling away of the people. Horror overwhelmed him. Probably the remembrance of his sin in the matter of Uriah added much to the terror. When under a guilty conscience we must mourn in our complaint, and even strong believers have for a time been filled with horror. But none ever was so overwhelmed as the holy Jesus, when it pleased the Lord to put him to grief, and to make his soul an offering for our sins. In his agony he prayed more earnestly, and was heard and delivered; trusting in him, and following him, we shall be supported under, and carried through all trials. See how David was weary of the treachery and ingratitude of men, and the cares and disappointments of his high station: he longed to hide himself in some desert from the fury and fickleness of his people. He aimed not at victory, but rest; a barren wilderness, so that he might be quiet. The wisest and best of men most earnestly covet peace and quietness, and the more when vexed and wearied with noise and clamour. This makes death desirable to a child of God, that it is a final escape from all the storms and tempests of this world, to perfect and everlasting rest.

CONC:

Chief 55 Choirmaster Contemplation David Ear Gt Hearing Hide Ignore Instruction Instruments Leader Listen Lt Maschil Maskil Music Musician Music-maker Neginoth O Overseer Plea Prayer Psalm Request Shut Stringed String-music Supplication Thyself

Chief Contemplation David Director Ear Hearing Hide Ignore Instruction Instruments Leader Maschil Maskil Musician Neginoth Overseer Plea Prayer Psalm Request Shut Stringed String-Music Supplication Thyself

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