the Week of Proper 22 / Ordinary 27
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Psalms 55:2
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Give heed to me and answer me;I am restless in my complaint and am surely distracted,
Give heed to me and answer me; I am restless in my complaint and am surely distracted,
Take heede vnto me, and heare me: I can not choose but mourne in my prayer, and make a noyse.
Attend unto me, and answer me: I wander about in my plaint, and I moan aloud,
Attend to me, and hear me; I am restless in my complaint, and moan noisily,
Pay attention to me, and answer me; I wander and I moan in my complaint,
Please listen and answer me. Let me speak to you and tell you what upsets me.
Attend to me, and answer me. I am restless in my complaint, and moan,
Attend vnto me, and heare me: I mourne in my complaint, and make a noise.
Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise;
The enemie crieth so, & the vngodly commeth on so fast: for they are mynded to do me some myschefe, so maliciously are they set agaynst me.
Listen to me and answer me; I am restless and distraught in my complaint and distracted
Attend unto me, and answer me: I am restless in my complaint, and moan,
Give thought to me, and let my prayer be answered: I have been made low in sorrow;
Attend to me, and answer me: I am restless in my complaint, and moan,
Attend to me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise;
Pay attention to me and answer me! I am so upset and distressed, I am beside myself,
Please listen and help me. My thoughts are troubled, and I keep groaning
Listen, God, to my prayer! Don't hide yourself from my plea!
Hearken vnto me, & answere me: I mourne in my prayer, and make a noyse,
Hear me and answer me; return to my cry and incline to me,
Attend to me, and answer me. I am restless in my complaint, and moan,
Give ear, O God, to my prayer; and hide not Thyself from my supplication.
Hear me and answer me. My thoughts trouble me and I have no peace,
Attend to me, and hearken to me: I was grieved in my meditation, and troubled;
Attend unto me, and answer me: I am restless in my complaint, and moan;
Attend to me and answer me. I am restless in my complaint, and distraught
Attend to me, and answer me; I am troubled in my complaint. I am distraught
Attend unto me, and answer me, I may ramble in my complaining, And be driven to and fro -
(54-3) Be attentive to me and hear me. I am grieved in my exercise; and am troubled,
Attend to me and answer me. I am restless in my lamenting and I groan,
Attend to me, and answer me; I am restless in my complaint and I moan,
Give Your attention to me and answer me; I am restless in my complaint and severely distracted,
Pay attention to me and answer me. I am troubled and upset
Listen to me and answer me; I am worn out by my worries.
Pay attention to me and answer me. I am restless and in turmoil with my complaint,
yyue thou tent to me, and here thou me. I am sorewful in myn exercising; and Y am disturblid of the face of the enemye,
Attend to me, and answer me, I mourn in my meditation, and make a noise,
Attend to me, and answer me; I am overcome by my trouble. I am distraught
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
I mourn: Psalms 13:1, Psalms 13:2, Psalms 32:3, Psalms 38:6, Psalms 43:2, Psalms 102:9, Psalms 102:10, Isaiah 38:14
Reciprocal: Job 35:9 - they make Psalms 5:1 - Give Psalms 17:1 - attend Psalms 54:2 - General Psalms 61:1 - Hear Psalms 64:1 - Hear Psalms 119:149 - Hear Psalms 130:2 - let thine ears Psalms 140:6 - hear Romans 8:26 - with
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Attend unto me, and hear me,.... So as to answer, and that immediately and directly, his case requiring present help;
I mourn in my complaint; or "in my meditation" p; solitary thoughts, and melancholy views of things. Saints have their complaints, on account of their sins and corruptions, their barrenness and unfruitfulness, and the decay of vital religion in them; and because of the low estate of Zion, the declining state of the interest of Christ, and the little success of his Gospel; and they mourn, in these complaints, over their own sins, and the sins of others, professors and profane, and under afflictions temporal and spiritual, both their own and the church's. Christ also, in the days of his flesh, had his complaints of the perverseness and faithlessness of the generation of men among whom he lived; of the frowardness, pride and contentions of his disciples; of the reproaches, insult, and injuries of his enemies; and of the dereliction of his God and Father; and he often mourned on account of one or other of these things, being a man of sorrows and acquainted with griefs;
and make a noise; not only with sighs and groans, but in so loud a manner as to be called roaring; see Psalms 22:1.
p בשיחי "in meditatione mea", Montanus, Junius Tremellius, Piscator, Cocceius, Gejerus, Michaelis so Ainsworth.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Attend unto me, and hear me - This also is the language of earnest supplication, as if he was afraid that God would not regard his cry. These varied forms of speech show the intense earnestness of the psalmist, and his deep conviction that he must have help from God.
I mourn - The word used here - רוד rûd - means properly to wander about; to ramble - especially applied to animals that have broken loose; and then, to inquire after, to seek, as one does “by running up and down;” hence, to desire, to wish. Thus in Hosea 11:12 - “Judah runs wild toward God,” - in our translation, “Judah yet ruleth with God.” The word occurs also in Jeremiah 2:31, “We are lords” (margin, have dominion); and in Genesis 27:40, “When thou shalt have the dominion.” It is not elsewhere found in the Scriptures. The idea here seems not to be to mourn, but to inquire earnestly; to seek; to look for, as one does who wanders about, or who looks every way for help. David was in deep distress. He looked in every direction. He earnestly desired to find God as a Helper. He was in the condition of one who had lost his way, or who had lost what was most valuable to him; and he directed his eyes most earnestly toward God for help.
In my complaint - The word here employed commonly means speech, discourse, meditation. It here occurs in the sense of complaint, as in Job 7:13; Job 9:27; Job 21:4; Job 23:2; Psalms 142:2; 1 Samuel 1:16. It is not used, however, to denote complaint in the sense of fault-finding, but in the sense of deep distress. As the word is now commonly used, we connect with it the idea of fault-finding, complaining, accusing, or the idea that we have been dealt with unjustly. This is not the meaning in tills place, or in the Scriptures generally. It is the language of a troubled, not of an injured spirit.
And make a noise - To wit, by prayer; or, by groaning. The psalmist did not hesitate to give vent to his feelings by groans, or sobs, or prayers. Such expressions are not merely indications of deep feeling, but they are among the appointed means of relief. They are the effort which nature makes to throw off the burden, and if they are without complaining or impatience they are not wrong. See Isaiah 38:14; Isaiah 59:11; Hebrews 5:7; Matthew 27:46.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Psalms 55:2. I mourn in my complaint — בשיחי besichi, in my sighing; a strong guttural sound, expressive of the natural accents of sorrow.
And make a noise — I am in a tumult - I am strongly agitated.
