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Psalms 55:17
17Morning, noon, and night I cry out in my distress, and the Lord hears my voice.
Psalms 55:17 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.
- New International Version (NIV)Evening, morning and noon I cry out in distress, and he hears my voice.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Evening and morning and at noon I utter my complaint and moan, and he hears my voice.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Evening and morning and at noon I will pray, and cry aloud, And He shall hear my voice.
Context of Psalms 55:17
15Let death stalk my enemies; let the grave swallow them alive, for evil makes its home within them. 16But I will call on God, and the Lord will rescue me. Morning, noon, and night I cry out in my distress, and the Lord hears my voice. 18He ransoms me and keeps me safe from the battle waged against me, though many still oppose me. 19God, who has ruled forever, will hear me and humble them. Interlude For my enemies refuse to change their ways; they do not fear God.
Read all of Psalms 55Psalms 55:17 word by word
עֶ֤רֶב וָבֹ֣קֶר וְ֭צָהֳרַיִם אָשִׂ֣יחָה וְאֶהֱמֶ֑ה וַיִּשְׁמַ֥ע קוֹלִֽי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 55:17
- Psalms 5:2Listen to my cry for help, my King and my God, for I pray to no one but you.
- Psalms 119:62I rise at midnight to thank you for your just regulations.
- Daniel 6:10But when Daniel learned that the law had been signed, he went home and knelt down as usual in his upstairs room, with its windows open toward Jerusalem. He prayed three times a day, just as he had always done, giving thanks to his God.
- Mark 1:35Before daybreak the next morning, Jesus got up and went out to an isolated place to pray.
- Mark 6:46After telling everyone good-bye, he went up into the hills by himself to pray.
- Luke 18:1One day Jesus told his disciples a story to show that they should always pray and never give up.
- Acts 3:1Peter and John went to the Temple one afternoon to take part in the three o’clock prayer service.
- Acts 10:3One afternoon about three o’clock, he had a vision in which he saw an angel of God coming toward him. “Cornelius!” the angel said.
- Ephesians 6:18Pray in the Spirit at all times and on every occasion. Stay alert and be persistent in your prayers for all believers everywhere.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:17Never stop praying.
- Job 19:7“I cry out, ‘Help!’ but no one answers me. I protest, but there is no justice.
- Lamentations 3:8And though I cry and shout, he has shut out my prayers.
- Hebrews 5:7While Jesus was here on earth, he offered prayers and pleadings, with a loud cry and tears, to the one who could rescue him from death. And God heard his prayers because of his deep reverence for God.
Commentaries on Psalms 55:17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray - This was the custom of the pious Hebrews. See Daniel 6:10. The Hebrews began their day in the evening, and hence David mentions the evening first. The rabbins say, Men should pray three times each day, because the day changes three times. This was observed in the primitive Church; but the times, in different places, were various. The old Psalter gives this a curious turn: "At even I sall tel his louing…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray - In another place Psalm 119:164 the psalmist says that he engaged in acts of devotion seven times in a day. Daniel prayed three times a day, Daniel 6:10. David went, in his troubles, before God evening, morning, and mid-day, in solemn, earnest prayer. So Paul, in a time of great distress, gave himself on three set occasions to earnest prayer for deliverance. See the notes at 2 Corinthians 12:8. This verse…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-23Verses 16-23 In every trial let us call upon the Lord, and he will save us. He shall hear us, and not blame us for coming too often; the oftener the more welcome. David had thought all were against him; but now he sees there were many with him, more than he supposed; and the glory of this he gives to God, for it is he that raises us up friends, and makes them faithful to us. There are more true Christians, and believers have more real friends, than in…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-20The psalmist's enemy used to be a friend. Remembering their close relationship causes him pain (see Psalm 31:11).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 16-1816-18. God answers his constant and repeated prayers.Read the comment
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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
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