EasyEnglish Bible 2018
Psalms 5:2
2My King and my God, listen to my voice. I am asking you to help me. I am praying to you!
Psalms 5:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray.
- New International Version (NIV)Hear my cry for help, my King and my God, for to you I pray.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Give attention to the sound of my cry, my King and my God, for to you do I pray.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Give heed to the voice of my cry, My King and my God, For to You I will pray.
Context of Psalms 5:2
1Lord, listen to what I say to you. I am upset, so think about what I am saying. My King and my God, listen to my voice. I am asking you to help me. I am praying to you! 3Lord, every morning you listen to my voice. At sunrise I will turn to you for help, and I will wait for you to answer. 4My God, you do not like anything that is bad. Evil people cannot live near you.
Read all of Psalms 5Psalms 5:2 word by word
הַקְשִׁ֤יבָה׀ לְק֬וֹל שַׁוְעִ֗י מַלְכִּ֥י וֵאלֹהָ֑י כִּֽי־אֵ֝לֶ֗יךָ אֶתְפַּלָּֽל׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 5:2
- Psalms 3:4I called aloud to the Lord. He answered me from his holy mountain. Selah.
- Psalms 10:16The Lord will rule as king for ever! The nations who do not serve him will not remain in his land.
- Psalms 24:7Old gates of the city, wake up! Open now, to leave a wide path! Then the great king will come in.
- Psalms 44:4God, you are my king! You command that Jacob's descendants must win against their enemies.
- Psalms 47:6Sing to praise God! Yes, sing! Sing to praise our king! Sing!
- Psalms 74:12God, you have been my king from the beginning. You have done great things to rescue us all over the earth.
- Psalms 99:1The Lord rules as king! People on earth should shake with fear! The Lord sits on his throne as king above the cherubs! The earth itself should shake!
- Psalms 145:1Always I will praise you, my God and my king, and I will say how great you are!
- Isaiah 33:22The Lord will keep us safe. He is our judge, our ruler and our king.
- Psalms 65:2You answer our prayers. All of us must come to you,
Commentaries on Psalms 5:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Hearken unto the voice of my cry - We may easily find the process through which David's mind was now passing: We have seen from the preceding Psalm that he lay down in a very happy frame of mind, and that he had enjoyed profound repose. As soon as he awakes in the morning, his heart, having a right direction, resumes its work. He meditates on God's goodness; and on his own happy state, though pursued by enemies, and only safe as long as God preserved him…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Hearken unto the voice of my cry - My cry for assistance. The word “voice” refers to the utterance of his desires, or to his “expressed” wishes in a time of trouble. My King, and my God - Though he was himself a king, yet he acknowledged his subjection to God as his supreme Ruler, and looked up to Him to protect him in his dangers, and to restore him to his rights. He was, at the same time, his God - his covenant God - to whom he felt that he was…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-2The phrase give ear to my words appears in several prayers as a call for God's attention during difficult times (Psalms 39:12; 84:8; 143:1; compare Psalms 17:1; 54:2; 130:2). The needy ask their God, “Are you listening?”Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. Hearken--incline the ear (Psa 10:17; compare Psa 61:2)--give close attention. my cry--that is, for help (Psa 61:2; Jr 8:19). my King--thus by covenant relation interested in my cause.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 5
- 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
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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