Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
Attend to me and answer me. I am restless in my lamenting and I groan,
New American Standard Bible
I am restless in my
King James Version
Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise;
Holman Bible
I am restless and in turmoil with my complaint,
International Standard Version
Pay attention to me and answer me. I moan and groan in my thoughts,
A Conservative Version
Attend to me, and answer me. I am restless in my complaint, and moan,
American Standard Version
Attend unto me, and answer me: I am restless in my complaint, and moan,
Amplified
Listen to me and answer me;
I am restless and distraught in my complaint and distracted
Bible in Basic English
Give thought to me, and let my prayer be answered: I have been made low in sorrow;
Darby Translation
Attend unto me, and answer me: I wander about in my plaint, and I moan aloud,
Julia Smith Translation
Attend to me and answer me; I shall flow down and make a noise in my complaint
King James 2000
Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise;
Modern King James verseion
Attend to me, and hear me; I wander and I moan in my complaint,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Take heed unto me, and hear me, how piteously I mourn and complain.
NET Bible
Pay attention to me and answer me! I am so upset and distressed, I am beside myself,
New Heart English Bible
Attend to me, and answer me. I am restless in my complaint, and moan,
The Emphasized Bible
Attend unto me, and answer me, I may ramble in my complaining, And be driven to and fro -
Webster
Attend to me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise;
World English Bible
Attend to me, and answer me. I am restless in my complaint, and moan,
Youngs Literal Translation
Attend to me, and answer me, I mourn in my meditation, and make a noise,
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 55:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Betrayal By A Friend
1 Give ear, O God, [to] my prayer, and do not hide yourself from my plea. 2 Attend to me and answer me. I am restless in my lamenting and I groan, 3 because of [the] voice [of] an enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked, because they bring down evil on me, and in anger they hold a grudge [against] me.
Cross References
Isaiah 38:14
Like a horse or a crane, so I chirp; I moan like dove. My eyes are weak toward the height. Lord, I have oppression; lend me support!
Isaiah 59:11
We all groan like bears, and we coo mutteringly like doves. We wait for justice, but there is none; for salvation, [but] it is far from us.
Psalm 13:1-2
How long, O Yahweh? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?
Psalm 32:3
When I kept silent, my bones were worn out due to my groaning all the day.
Psalm 38:6
I am bowed down; I am bent over greatly. All the day I go about mourning.
Psalm 43:2
because you [are] the God of my refuge. Why have you rejected me? Why must I go about mourning because of [the] oppression of [the] enemy?
Psalm 64:1
Hear my voice, O God, in my lamenting. Preserve my life from [the] fear of [the] enemy.
Psalm 66:19
However, God has listened; he has attended to the sound of my prayer.
Psalm 77:3
I remember God and I groan loudly; I meditate and my spirit grows faint.
Psalm 102:9-10
Indeed, I eat ashes like bread and mix my drink with tears