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Psalms 55:1
For the choir director: A psalm of David, to be accompanied by stringed instruments.
Listen to my prayer, O God. Do not ignore my cry for help!Bible Study Resources
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Give ear to my prayer, O God;And do not hide Yourself from my supplication.
For the choir director; on stringed instruments. A Maskil of David.
Give ear to my prayer, O God; And do not hide Yourself from my supplication.O Lorde geue eare vnto my prayer: and hide not thy selfe from my petition.
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.To the Chief Musician. With stringed instruments. [fn] A Contemplation [fn] of David. Give ear to my prayer, O God,And do not hide Yourself from my supplication.
To the Chief Musician on Neginoth. A Contemplation. A Psalm of David. Give ear to my prayer, O God; and do not hide Yourself from my cry.
To the director: With instruments. A maskil of David.
God, hear my prayer. Don't ignore my cry for help.<
[To the chiefe musician on Neginoth, Maschil. A Psalme of Dauid.] Giue eare to my prayer, O God: and hide not thy selfe from my supplication.
Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.
Heare my prayer (o God) and hyde not thy self fro my peticion. Take hede vnto me and heare me, how piteously I mourne & coplayne.
A David Psalm Open your ears, God, to my prayer; don't pretend you don't hear me knocking. Come close and whisper your answer. I really need you. I shudder at the mean voice, quail before the evil eye, As they pile on the guilt, stockpile angry slander.
Listen to my prayer, O God, And do not hide Yourself from my plea.
For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. Maschil of David.
Give ear to my prayer, O God; And hide not thyself from my supplication.For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. Maschil of David. Give ear to my prayer, O God; And don't hide yourself from my supplication.
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.
For the music director, to be accompanied by stringed instruments; a well-written song by David.
Listen, O God, to my prayer! Do not ignore my appeal for mercy!(A special psalm by David for the music leader. Use with stringed instruments.)
Listen, God, to my prayer! Don't reject my request.For the leader. With stringed instruments. A maskil of David:
To him that excelleth on Neginoth. A Psalme of Dauid to giue instruction. Heare my prayer, O God, and hide not thy selfe from my supplication.
GIVE ear to my prayer, O God; and reject not my supplication.
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For the Leader; with string-music. Maschil of David.
Listen to my prayer, O God. Do not hide Yourself from what I ask.
Hearken, O God, to my prayer; and disregard not my supplication.
For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. Maschil of David. Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.
For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Maskil of David. Listen to my prayer, O God, and do not ignore my plea.
To the leader: with stringed instruments. A Maskil of David.
Give ear to my prayer, O God; do not hide yourself from my supplication.(54-1) <Unto the end, in verses, understanding for David.> (54-2) Hear, O God, my prayer, and despise not my supplication:
For the music director, with stringed instruments.
A maskil of David.
Give ear, O God, to my prayer, and do not hide yourself from my plea.To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. A Maskil of David.
Give ear to my prayer, O God, and hide not yourself from my plea for mercy!Listen to my prayer, God; And do not hide Yourself from my pleading.
For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A maskil of David.
God, listen to my prayer and do not ignore my cry for help.Hear my prayer, O God; don't turn away from my plea!
For the choir director: with stringed instruments. A Davidic Maskil.
God, listen to my prayer and do not ignore my plea for help.The title of the foure and fiftithe salm. `In Ebreu thus, To victorie in orguns, the lernyng of Dauid. `In Jeroms translacioun thus, To the ouercomer in salmes of Dauid lernid. God, here thou my preier, and dispise thou not my biseching;
To the Overseer with stringed instruments. -- An instruction, by David. Give ear, O God, [to] my prayer, And hide not from my supplication.
To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. A Maskil of David. Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication!
Contextual Overview
For the choir director: A psalm of David, to be accompanied by stringed instruments.
Listen to my prayer, O God. Do not ignore my cry for help! 2 Please listen and answer me, for I am overwhelmed by my troubles. 3 My enemies shout at me, making loud and wicked threats. They bring trouble on me and angrily hunt me down. 4 My heart pounds in my chest. The terror of death assaults me. 5 Fear and trembling overwhelm me, and I can't stop shaking. 6 Oh, that I had wings like a dove; then I would fly away and rest! 7 I would fly far away to the quiet of the wilderness. Interlude 8 How quickly I would escape— far from this wild storm of hatred.Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Give: Psalms 5:1, Psalms 17:1, Psalms 64:1, Psalms 80:1, Psalms 84:8, 1 Peter 3:12
hide: Psalms 28:1, Psalms 80:4, Psalms 143:7, Lamentations 3:8
Reciprocal: Psalms 54:2 - General Psalms 61:1 - Hear Psalms 102:1 - Hear Psalms 130:2 - let thine ears Psalms 140:4 - Keep me Psalms 140:6 - hear Isaiah 1:15 - I will Lamentations 3:56 - hide Habakkuk 3:19 - stringed instruments Romans 8:26 - with
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Give ear to my prayer, O God,.... Which was for that which is just and right, and equitable to be given, as the word n used signifies; being promised in the covenant of grace, ratified and confirmed by the blood of Christ, Not only David was a man much given to prayer, as well as was the sweet psalmist of Israel; but the Messiah, as man, was much and often engaged in this work, in the days of his flesh, Luke 6:12;
and hide not thyself from my supplication; made for mercies and blessings, which spring from the free grace and goodness of God, which is the sense of the word o here used; and such are all mercies, whether temporal or spiritual; for none are merited by men: and from his supplication for such things the psalmist desires, that as he would not be as one deaf to him, so that he would not hide his eyes, or refuse to look upon him, and deny his, requests; see Isaiah 1:15.
n תפלתי "orationem meam", i.e. "secundum judicium"; so Arana. o תחנתי "my supplication for grace", Ainsworth.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Give ear to my prayer - See the notes at Psalms 5:1; Psalms 17:6. This is the language of earnestness. The psalmist was in deep affliction, and he pleaded, therefore, that God would not turn away from him in his troubles.
And hide not thyself from my supplication - That is, Do not withdraw thyself, or render thyself inaccessible to my prayer. Do not so conceal thyself that I may not have the privilege of approaching thee. Compare the notes at Isaiah 1:15. See also Ezekiel 22:26; Proverbs 28:27; Leviticus 20:4; 1 Samuel 12:3. The same word is used in all these places, and the general meaning is that of “shutting the eyes upon,” as implying neglect. So also in Lamentations 3:56, the phrase “to hide the ear” means to turn away so as not to hear. The earnest prayer of the psalmist here is, that God would not, as it were, withdraw or conceal himself, but would give free access to himself in prayer. The language is, of course, figurative, but it illustrates what often occurs when God seems to withdraw himself; when our prayers do not appear to be heard; when God is apparently unwilling to attend to us.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
PSALM LV
David, in great danger and distress from the implacable malice
of his enemies, calls on God for mercy, 1-5;
wishes he had the wings of a dove, that he might flee away,
and be at rest, 6-8;
prays against his enemies, and describes their wickedness, 9-11;
speaks of a false friend, who had been the principal cause of
all his distresses, 12-14;
again prays against his enemies, 15;
expresses his confidence in God, 16-18;
gives a farther description of the deceitful friend, 19-21;
encourages himself in the Lord, and foretells the destruction
of his foes, 22, 23.
NOTES ON PSALM LV
The title, "To the chief Musician upon Neginoth, A Psalm of David, giving instruction." This is the same as the preceding, which see. Psalms 54:1
Verse Psalms 55:1. Give ear to my prayer — The frequency of such petitions shows the great earnestness of David's soul. If God did not hear and help, he knew he could not succeed elsewhere; therefore he continues to knock at the gate of God's mercy.
