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Psalms 5:2
2Hear my cry for help, my King and my God, for to you I pray.
Psalms 5:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Give attention to the sound of my cry, my King and my God, for to you do I pray.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Give heed to the voice of my cry, My King and my God, For to You I will pray.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Listen to my cry for help, my King and my God, for I pray to no one but you.
Context of Psalms 5:2
1Listen to my words, Lord, consider my lament. Hear my cry for help, my King and my God, for to you I pray. 3In the morning, Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly. 4For you are not a God who is pleased with wickedness; with you, evil people are not welcome.
Read all of Psalms 5Psalms 5:2 word by word
הַקְשִׁ֤יבָה׀ לְק֬וֹל שַׁוְעִ֗י מַלְכִּ֥י וֵאלֹהָ֑י כִּֽי־אֵ֝לֶ֗יךָ אֶתְפַּלָּֽל׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 5:2
- Psalms 3:4I call out to the Lord, and he answers me from his holy mountain.
- Psalms 10:16The Lord is King for ever and ever; the nations will perish from his land.
- Psalms 24:7Lift up your heads, you gates; be lifted up, you ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in.
- Psalms 44:4You are my King and my God, who decrees victories for Jacob.
- Psalms 47:6Sing praises to God, sing praises; sing praises to our King, sing praises.
- Psalms 74:12But God is my King from long ago; he brings salvation on the earth.
- Psalms 99:1The Lord reigns, let the nations tremble; he sits enthroned between the cherubim, let the earth shake.
- Psalms 145:1I will exalt you, my God the King; I will praise your name for ever and ever.
- Isaiah 33:22For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver, the Lord is our king; it is he who will save us.
- Psalms 65:2You who answer prayer, to you all people will come.
Commentaries on Psalms 5:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Hearken unto the voice of my cry - We may easily find the process through which David's mind was now passing: We have seen from the preceding Psalm that he lay down in a very happy frame of mind, and that he had enjoyed profound repose. As soon as he awakes in the morning, his heart, having a right direction, resumes its work. He meditates on God's goodness; and on his own happy state, though pursued by enemies, and only safe as long as God preserved him…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Hearken unto the voice of my cry - My cry for assistance. The word “voice” refers to the utterance of his desires, or to his “expressed” wishes in a time of trouble. My King, and my God - Though he was himself a king, yet he acknowledged his subjection to God as his supreme Ruler, and looked up to Him to protect him in his dangers, and to restore him to his rights. He was, at the same time, his God - his covenant God - to whom he felt that he was…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-2The phrase give ear to my words appears in several prayers as a call for God's attention during difficult times (Psalms 39:12; 84:8; 143:1; compare Psalms 17:1; 54:2; 130:2). The needy ask their God, “Are you listening?”Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. Hearken--incline the ear (Psa 10:17; compare Psa 61:2)--give close attention. my cry--that is, for help (Psa 61:2; Jr 8:19). my King--thus by covenant relation interested in my cause.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 5
- 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
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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