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

1From the deep water I cry out to you, O Lord. O Lord, listen to me! Pay attention to my plea for mercy! 3If you, O Lord, were to keep track of sins, O Lord, who could stand before you? 4But you are willing to forgive, so that you might be honored.

Psalms 130:2 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
• hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• my voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
• let thine earsאֹ֫זֶן'ôzen · earH241
• be attentiveקַשֻּׁבqashshâb qashshûb · attentiveH7183
• of my supplicationsתַּחֲנוּןtachănûn tachănûnâh · supplicationH8469

Cross-references for Psalms 130:2

• Psalms 5:1Listen to what I say, Lord! Carefully consider my complaint!
• Psalms 17:1Lord, consider my just cause! Pay attention to my cry for help! Listen to the prayer I sincerely offer!
• Psalms 55:1Listen, O God, to my prayer! Do not ignore my appeal for mercy!
• Psalms 61:1O God, hear my cry for help! Pay attention to my prayer!
• 2 Chronicles 6:40“Now, my God, may you be attentive and responsive to the prayers offered in this place.
• Nehemiah 1:6may your ear be attentive and your eyes be open to hear the prayer of your servant that I am praying to you today throughout both day and night on behalf of your servants the Israelites. I am confessing the sins of the Israelites that we have committed against you – both I myself and my family have sinned.
• Isaiah 37:17Pay attention, Lord, and hear! Open your eyes, Lord, and observe! Listen to this entire message Sennacherib sent and how he taunts the living God!
• Daniel 9:17“So now, our God, accept the prayer and requests of your servant, and show favor to your devastated sanctuary for your own 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

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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