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

Context of Psalms 130:2

1Out of the depths I have cried to You, O Lord; Lord, hear my voice! Let Your ears be attentive To the voice of my supplications. 3If You, Lord, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand? 4But there is forgiveness with You, That You may be feared.

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 5:1Give ear to my words, O Lord, Consider my meditation.
• Psalms 17:1Hear a just cause, O Lord, Attend to my cry; Give ear to my prayer which is not from deceitful lips.
• Psalms 55:1Give ear to my prayer, O God, And do not hide Yourself from my supplication.
• Psalms 61:1Hear my cry, O God; Attend to my prayer.
• 2 Chronicles 6:40Now, my God, I pray, let Your eyes be open and let Your ears be attentive to the prayer made in this place.
• Nehemiah 1:6please let Your ear be attentive and Your eyes open, that You may hear the prayer of Your servant which I pray before You now, day and night, for the children of Israel Your servants, and confess the sins of the children of Israel which we have sinned against You. Both my father’s house and I have sinned.
• Isaiah 37:17Incline Your ear, O Lord, and hear; open Your eyes, O Lord, and see; and hear all the words of Sennacherib, which he has sent to reproach the living God.
• Daniel 9:17Now therefore, our God, hear the prayer of Your servant, and his supplications, and for the Lord’s sake cause Your face to shine on Your sanctuary, which is desolate.

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
• Hallel
• Psalms
• Watch
• Attent; Attentive
• Degree
• Degrees, Songs of
• Dial of Ahaz
• Ear
• Hallelujah

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