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

1Open your ears to my prayer, O God. Do not hide from my plea for mercy. Pay attention to me, and answer me. My thoughts are restless, and I am confused 3because my enemy shouts at me and a wicked person persecutes me. They bring misery crashing down on me, and they attack me out of anger. 4My heart is in turmoil. The terrors of death have seized 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 sins⌟, my bones began to weaken because of my groaning all day long.
• Psalms 38:6I am bent over and bowed down very low. All day I walk around in mourning.
• Psalms 43:2You are my fortress, O God! Why have you rejected me? Why must I walk around in mourning while the enemy oppresses me?
• Psalms 102:9I eat ashes like bread and my tears are mixed with my drink
• Isaiah 38:14I chirped like swallows and cranes. I cooed like doves. My eyes were tired from looking up to heaven. I’ve suffered miserably, O Lord! Please help me!

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