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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Hear my cry, O Lord. Pay attention to my prayer.

Context of Psalms 130:2

1Out of the depths I cry to you, Lord; Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to my cry for mercy. 3If you, Lord, kept a record of sins, Lord, who could stand? 4But with you there is forgiveness, so that we can, with reverence, serve you.

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 my words, Lord, consider my lament.
• Psalms 17:1Hear me, Lord, my plea is just; listen to my cry. Hear my prayer— it does not rise from deceitful lips.
• Psalms 55:1Listen to my prayer, O God, do not ignore my plea;
• Psalms 61:1Hear my cry, O God; listen to my prayer.
• 2 Chronicles 6:40“Now, my God, may your eyes be open and your ears attentive to the prayers offered in this place.
• Nehemiah 1:6let your ear be attentive and your eyes open to hear the prayer your servant is praying before you day and night for your servants, the people of Israel. I confess the sins we Israelites, including myself and my father’s family, have committed against you.
• Isaiah 37:17Give ear, Lord, and hear; open your eyes, Lord, and see; listen to all the words Sennacherib has sent to ridicule the living God.
• Daniel 9:17“Now, our God, hear the prayers and petitions of your servant. For your sake, Lord, look with favor on your desolate sanctuary.

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

• Degrees, Song of
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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