EasyEnglish Bible 2018
Psalms 55:2
2Listen carefully and answer me. I am very upset because of all my troubles. They are too many for me.
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
1God, listen to my prayer. Do not turn away when I ask you to help me. Listen carefully and answer me. I am very upset because of all my troubles. They are too many for me. 3I am afraid because of what my enemies say. Those wicked people give me much pain. They are so angry that they hate me and they give me nothing but trouble. 4My heart beats fast inside me. Death seems very near, and I am very afraid.
Read all of Psalms 55Psalms 55:2 word by word
הַקְשִׁ֣יבָה לִּ֣י וַעֲנֵ֑נִי אָרִ֖יד בְּשִׂיחִ֣י וְאָהִֽימָה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 55:2
- Psalms 13:1Lord, will you forget about me for ever? When will you remember to come and help me?
- Psalms 32:3When I said nothing to God about my sin, my whole body became weak. I cried all the time because of the pain.
- Psalms 38:6My body is bent down to the ground. Every day I weep because I am so sad.
- Psalms 43:2God, you are the safe place where I can hide. Why have you pushed me away? How much longer must I continue to weep, because my enemies do cruel things to me?
- Psalms 102:9Because you are so angry with me, I eat ashes as my food. My tears drop into the water that I drink. It seems that you have picked me up, and then you have thrown me away.
- Isaiah 38:14I cry like a swallow. I make a sad noise like a dove. My eyes are weak as I look up to heaven for help. Lord God, save me from my trouble!
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
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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
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