Psalms 55:2

Psalms 55:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise;
• New International Version (NIV)hear me and answer me. My thoughts trouble me and I am distraught
• English Standard Version (ESV)Attend to me, and answer me; I am restless in my complaint and I moan,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Attend to me, and hear me; I am restless in my complaint, and moan noisily,

Context of Psalms 55:2

1Listen to my prayer, O God, And do not hide Yourself from my plea. Listen to me and answer me; I am restless and distraught in my complaint and distracted 3Because of the voice of the enemy, Because of the pressure of the wicked; For they bring down trouble on me, And in anger they persecute me. 4My heart is in anguish within me, And the terrors of death have fallen upon me.

Psalms 55:2 word by word

הַקְשִׁ֣יבָה לִּ֣י וַעֲנֵ֑נִי אָרִ֖יד בְּשִׂיחִ֣י וְאָהִֽימָה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Attendקָשַׁבqâshab · to listenH7181
• unto me, and hearעָנָה‛ânâh · to answerH6030
• me: I mournרוּדrûd · to roamH7300
• in my complaintשִׂיחַώîyach · complaintH7879
• and make a noiseהוּםhûm · to make noiseH1949

Cross-references for Psalms 55:2

• Psalms 13:1How long, O Lord? Will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me?
• Psalms 32:3When I kept silent about my sin, my body wasted away Through my groaning all the day long.
• Psalms 38:6I am bent over and greatly bowed down; I go about mourning all day long.
• Psalms 43:2For You are the God of my strength [my stronghold—in whom I take refuge]; why have You rejected me? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
• Psalms 102:9For I have eaten ashes like bread, And have mingled my drink with tears
• Isaiah 38:14Like a swallow, like a crane, so I chirp; I coo like a dove. My eyes look wistfully upward; O Lord, I am oppressed, take my side and be my security.

Commentaries on Psalms 55:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2I 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.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Attend 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…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-3The occasion for this prayer is an attack by an enemy.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. The terms of the last clause express full indulgence of grief.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 55:2

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Prayer

In the dictionaries

• Counsel
• Equal
• Escape
• Hasted
• Neginoth
• Psalms
• Noise
• Psalms, Book of
• Maschil

Commentaries on Psalms 55

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings