Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
Give ear to my words, O Lord; give thought to my heart-searchings.
New American Standard Bible
For the choir director; for
Consider my
King James Version
{To the chief Musician upon Nehiloth, A Psalm of David.} Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation.
Holman Bible
For the choir director: with the flutes. A Davidic psalm.
consider my sighing.
International Standard Version
LORD, listen to my words, consider my groaning.
A Conservative Version
Give ear to my words, O LORD, Consider my meditation.
American Standard Version
Give ear to my words, O Jehovah, Consider my meditation.
Amplified
Consider my groaning and sighing.
Darby Translation
{To the chief Musician. Upon Nehiloth. A Psalm of David.} Give ear to my words, O Jehovah; consider my meditation.
Julia Smith Translation
To the overseer of the pipes; chanting of David. Give ear to my sayings, O Jehovah; attend to my cry.
King James 2000
[To the Chief Musician. With flutes. A Psalm of David.] Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Hear my words, O Yahweh. Give heed to my sighing.
Modern King James verseion
To the Chief Musician, for flutes. A Psalm of David. Give ear to my words, O Jehovah; consider my meditation.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
{To the Chanter in Neginoth, a Psalm of David} Ponder my words, O LORD; consider my meditation.
NET Bible
For the music director, to be accompanied by wind instruments; a psalm of David. Listen to what I say, Lord! Carefully consider my complaint!
New Heart English Bible
Give ear to my words, LORD. Consider my meditation.
The Emphasized Bible
To my words, give ear, O Yahweh, Understand thou my softly murmured prayer:
Webster
To the chief Musician upon Nehiloth, A Psalm of David. Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation.
World English Bible
Give ear to my words, Yahweh. Consider my meditation.
Youngs Literal Translation
To the Overseer, 'Concerning the Inheritances.' -- A Psalm of David. My sayings hear, O Jehovah, Consider my meditation.
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 5:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Night Prayer
1 Give ear to my words, O Lord; give thought to my heart-searchings. 2 Let the voice of my cry come to you, my King and my God; for to you will I make my prayer.
Cross References
Psalm 54:2
Let my prayer come before you, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth.
Psalm 17:1
Let my cause come to your ears, O Lord, give attention to my cry; give ear to my prayer which goes not out from false lips.
Psalm 19:14
Let the words of my mouth and the thoughts of my heart be pleasing in your eyes, O Lord, my strength and my salvation.
Psalm 55:1-2
Give hearing to my prayer, O God; and let not your ear be shut against my request.
Psalm 64:1
O God, let the voice of my grief come to your ear: keep my life from the fear of those who are against me.
1 Samuel 1:16
Do not take your servant to be a good-for-nothing woman: for my words have come from my stored-up sorrow and pain.
Psalm 80:1
Give ear, O Keeper of Israel, guiding Joseph like a flock; you who have your seat on the winged ones, let your glory be seen.
Psalm 86:1
Let your ears be open to my voice, O Lord, and give me an answer; for I am poor and in need.
Romans 8:26
And in the same way the Spirit is a help to our feeble hearts: for we are not able to make prayer to God in the right way; but the Spirit puts our desires into words which are not in our power to say;
1 Peter 3:12
For the eyes of the Lord are on the upright, and his ears are open to their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.
1 John 5:14-15
And we are certain that if we make any request to him which is right in his eyes, he will give ear to us:
1 Samuel 1:13
For Hannah's prayer came from her heart, and though her lips were moving she made no sound: so it seemed to Eli that she was overcome with wine.