English Standard Version
Psalms 64:1
1Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint; preserve my life from dread of the enemy.
Psalms 64:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy.
- New International Version (NIV)Hear me, my God, as I voice my complaint; protect my life from the threat of the enemy.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Hear my voice, O God, in my meditation; Preserve my life from fear of the enemy.
- New Living Translation (NLT)O God, listen to my complaint. Protect my life from my enemies’ threats.
Context of Psalms 64:1
Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint; preserve my life from dread of the enemy. 2Hide me from the secret plots of the wicked, from the throng of evildoers, 3who whet their tongues like swords, who aim bitter words like arrows,
Read all of Psalms 64Psalms 64:1 word by word
שְׁמַע־אֱלֹהִ֣ים קוֹלִ֣י בְשִׂיחִ֑י מִפַּ֥חַד א֝וֹיֵ֗ב תִּצֹּ֥ר חַיָּֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 64:1
- Psalms 27:7Hear, O Lord, when I cry aloud; be gracious to me and answer me!
- Psalms 55:1Give ear to my prayer, O God, and hide not yourself from my plea for mercy!
- Psalms 130:1Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord!
- Psalms 141:1O Lord, I call upon you; hasten to me! Give ear to my voice when I call to you!
- Psalms 143:1Hear my prayer, O Lord; give ear to my pleas for mercy! In your faithfulness answer me, in your righteousness!
- Lamentations 3:55"I called on your name, O Lord, from the depths of the pit;
- Psalms 17:8Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings,
- Psalms 31:13For I hear the whispering of many— terror on every side!— as they scheme together against me, as they plot to take my life.
- Psalms 34:4I sought the Lord, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears.
- Psalms 56:2my enemies trample on me all day long, for many attack me proudly.
- Acts 18:9And the Lord said to Paul one night in a vision, "Do not be afraid, but go on speaking and do not be silent,
- Acts 27:24and he said, 'Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. And behold, God has granted you all those who sail with you.'
Commentaries on Psalms 64:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Hear my voice - The psalmist feared for his life, and the lives of his fellow-captives; and he sought help of God. He prayed, and he lifted up his voice; and thus showed his earnestness.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer - The use of the word voice here would seem to imply that this was audible prayer, or that, though alone, he gave utterance to his petitions aloud. We have this same use of the word often in the Psalms, making it probable that even private prayers were uttered in an audible manner. In most cases, when there is no danger of being overheard, or of its being construed as ostentation or Pharisaism, this is favorable to the…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Prayer for deliverance. (1-6) The destruction of the wicked, encouragement to the righteous. (7-10) Verses 1-6 The psalmist earnestly begs of God to preserve him from disquieting fear. The tongue is a little member, but it boasts great things. The upright man is the mark at which the wicked aim, they cannot speak peaceably either of him or to him. There is no guard against a false tongue. It is bad to do wrong, but worse to encourage ourselves and one…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-6These verses form a prayer for rescue from bold and powerful liars.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-101. preserve ... fear--as well as the danger producing it.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 64
- 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
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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