Psalms 55:2

Psalms 55:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise;
• New International Version (NIV)hear me and answer me. My thoughts trouble me and I am distraught
• English Standard Version (ESV)Attend to me, and answer me; I am restless in my complaint and I moan,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Attend to me, and hear me; I am restless in my complaint, and moan noisily,

Context of Psalms 55:2

1For the music director, on stringed instruments, a contemplative song of David. Give ear, O God, to my prayer and do not ignore my plea for help. 3Listen to me and answer me. I am restless in my complaint and moan— 4because of the voice of the enemy, because of the pressure of the wicked. For they thrust trouble on me, and in anger bear a grudge against me.

Psalms 55:2 word by word

הַקְשִׁ֣יבָה לִּ֣י וַעֲנֵ֑נִי אָרִ֖יד בְּשִׂיחִ֣י וְאָהִֽימָה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Attendקָשַׁבqâshab · to listenH7181
• unto me, and hearעָנָה‛ânâh · to answerH6030
• me: I mournרוּדrûd · to roamH7300
• in my complaintשִׂיחַώîyach · complaintH7879
• and make a noiseהוּםhûm · to make noiseH1949

Cross-references for Psalms 55:2

• Psalms 13:1For the music director, a psalm of David.
• Psalms 32:3When I kept silent, my bones became brittle through my groaning all day long.
• Psalms 38:6My wounds are foul and festering because of my foolishness.
• Psalms 43:2For You are my God, my stronghold. Why have You spurned me? Why do I go about gloomy because of the oppression of the enemy?
• Psalms 102:9My enemies taunt me all day. My deriders use my name to curse.
• Isaiah 38:14Like a swallow or a crane, I whisper, I moan like a dove. My eyes are weary, looking upward. Adonai, I am oppressed, be my security!

Commentaries on Psalms 55:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2I mourn in my complaint - בשיחי besichi, in my sighing; a strong guttural sound, expressive of the natural accents of sorrow. And make a noise - I am in a tumult - I am strongly agitated.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Attend unto me, and hear me - This also is the language of earnest supplication, as if he was afraid that God would not regard his cry. These varied forms of speech show the intense earnestness of the psalmist, and his deep conviction that he must have help from God. I mourn - The word used here - רוד rûd - means properly to wander about; to ramble - especially applied to animals that have broken loose; and then, to inquire after, to seek, as one does…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-3The occasion for this prayer is an attack by an enemy.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. The terms of the last clause express full indulgence of grief.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 55:2

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Prayer

In the dictionaries

• Counsel
• Equal
• Escape
• Hasted
• Neginoth
• Psalms
• Noise
• Psalms, Book of
• Maschil

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