Parallel Verses
King James 2000
[To the Chief Musician. With flutes. A Psalm of David.] Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation.
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.
Bible in Basic English
Give ear to my words, O Lord; give thought to my heart-searchings.
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.
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 [To the Chief Musician. With flutes. A Psalm of David.] Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation. 2 Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto you will I pray.
Cross References
Psalm 54:2
Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth.
Psalm 17:1
[A prayer of David.] Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goes not out of feigned lips.
Psalm 19:14
Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in your sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.
Psalm 55:1-2
[To the Chief Musician on neginoth, a maschil. A Song of David.] Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not yourself from my supplication.
Psalm 64:1
[To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.] Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy.
1 Samuel 1:16
Count not your handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief have I been speaking.
Psalm 80:1
[To the Chief Musician upon shoshannim- Eduth. A Psalm of Asaph.] Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, you that lead Joseph like a flock; you that dwell between the cherubim, shine forth.
Psalm 86:1
[A Prayer of David.] Bow down your ear, O LORD, hear me: for I am poor and needy.
Romans 8:26
Likewise the Spirit also helps our weakness: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought but the Spirit himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
1 Peter 3:12
For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.
1 John 5:14-15
And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us:
1 Samuel 1:13
Now Hannah spoke in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunk.