Psalms 130:2

Psalms 130:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.
• New International Version (NIV)Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to my cry for mercy.
• English Standard Version (ESV)O Lord, hear my voice! Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my pleas for mercy!
• New King James Version (NKJV)Lord, hear my voice! Let Your ears be attentive To the voice of my supplications.

Context of Psalms 130:2

1Out of the depths do I call upon thee, Jehovah. Lord, hear my voice; let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication. 3If thou, Jah, shouldest mark iniquities, Lord, who shall stand? 4But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.

Psalms 130:2 word by word

אֲדֹנָי֮ שִׁמְעָ֪ה בְק֫וֹלִ֥י תִּהְיֶ֣ינָה אָ֭זְנֶיךָ קַשֻּׁב֑וֹת לְ֝ק֗וֹל תַּחֲנוּנָֽי׃Read the interlinear

• Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
• hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
• earsאֹ֫זֶן'ôzen · earH241
• beהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• supplicationתַּחֲנוּןtachănûn tachănûnâh · supplicationH8469

Cross-references for Psalms 130:2

• Psalms 5:1Give ear to my words, O Jehovah; consider my meditation.
• Psalms 17:1Hear the right, O Jehovah, attend unto my cry; give ear unto my prayer, which is not out of feigned lips.
• Psalms 55:1Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.
• Psalms 61:1Hear, O God, my cry; attend unto my prayer.
• 2 Chronicles 6:40Now, my God, I beseech thee, let thine eyes be open and let thine ears be attentive unto the prayer [that is made] in this place.
• Nehemiah 1:6Let thine ear now be attentive, and thine eyes open, to hear the prayer of thy servant, which I pray before thee at this time, day and night, for the children of Israel thy servants, confessing the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against thee: both I and my father's house have sinned.
• Isaiah 37:17Incline thine ear, O Jehovah, and hear; open, Jehovah, thine eyes, and see; and hear all the words of Sennacherib, who hath sent to reproach the living God.
• Daniel 9:17And now, our God, hearken to the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplications, and cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord's sake.

Commentaries on Psalms 130:2

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Lord, hear my voice - This is the prayer; this is what he cried. It is the language of earnest pleading. Let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications - Do not turn away from me; do not disregard my cry. See the notes at Psalm 5:1.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-3A cry from the depths comes from a place of deep distress (compare Psalm 69:2, 14; Isaiah 51:10; Ezekiel 27:34). Feeling weak, the psalmist prays for God's favor.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-81-2. depths--for great distress (Psa 40:2; 69:3).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 130:2

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Prayer
• Repentance

In the dictionaries

• Degrees, Song of
• Hallel
• Psalms
• Watch
• Attent; Attentive
• Degree
• Degrees, Songs of
• Dial of Ahaz
• Ear
• Hallelujah

Commentaries on Psalms 130

• 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