Parallel Verses

Darby Translation

{To the chief Musician. On stringed instruments: an instruction. Of David.} Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.

New American Standard Bible

For the choir director; on stringed instruments. A Maskil of David.
Give ear to my prayer, O God;
And do not hide Yourself from my supplication.

King James Version

{To the chief Musician on Neginoth, Maschil, A Psalm of David.} Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.

Holman Bible

For the choir director: with stringed instruments. A Davidic Maskil.God, listen to my prayer
and do not ignore my plea for help.

International Standard Version

Pay attention to my prayer, God, and do not hide yourself from my appeal.

A Conservative Version

Give ear to my prayer, O God, and hide not thyself from my supplication.

American Standard Version

Give ear to my prayer, O God; And hide not thyself from my supplication.

Amplified

Listen to my prayer, O God,
And do not hide Yourself from my plea.

Bible in Basic English

Give hearing to my prayer, O God; and let not your ear be shut against my request.

Julia Smith Translation

To the overseer upon the stringed instrument, instruction to David. Give ear O God, to my prayer; thou wilt not hide thyself from my supplication.

King James 2000

[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.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Give ear, O God, [to] my prayer, and do not hide yourself from my plea.

Modern King James verseion

To the Chief Musician. For stringed instruments. A contemplation. A Psalm of David. Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not Yourself from my cry.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

{To the Chanter, in Neginoth, an instruction of David} Hear my prayer, O God, and hide not thyself from my petition.

NET Bible

For the music director, to be accompanied by stringed instruments; a well-written song by David. Listen, O God, to my prayer! Do not ignore my appeal for mercy!

New Heart English Bible

Listen to my prayer, God. Do not hide yourself from my supplication.

The Emphasized Bible

Give ear, O God, to my prayer, And do not hide thyself from my supplication:

Webster

To the chief Musician on Neginoth, Maschil, A Psalm of David. Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.

World English Bible

Listen to my prayer, God. Don't hide yourself from my supplication.

Youngs Literal Translation

To the Overseer with stringed instruments. -- An instruction, by David. Give ear, O God, to my prayer, And hide not from my supplication.

Context Readings

Betrayal By A Friend

1 {To the chief Musician. On stringed instruments: an instruction. Of David.} Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication. 2 Attend unto me, and answer me: I wander about in my plaint, and I moan aloud,

Cross References

Psalm 61:1

{To the chief Musician. On a stringed instrument. A Psalm of David.} Hear, O God, my cry; attend unto my prayer.

Psalm 5:1

{To the chief Musician. Upon Nehiloth. A Psalm of David.} Give ear to my words, O Jehovah; consider my meditation.

Psalm 6:1

{To the chief Musician. On stringed instruments, upon Sheminith. A Psalm of David.} Jehovah, rebuke me not in thine anger, and chasten me not in thy hot displeasure.

Psalm 17:1

{A Prayer of David.} Hear the right, O Jehovah, attend unto my cry; give ear unto my prayer, which is not out of feigned lips.

Psalm 27:9

Hide not thy face from me; put not thy servant away in anger: thou hast been my help; cast me not off, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.

Psalm 28:1

{A Psalm of David.} Unto thee, Jehovah, do I call; my rock, be not silent unto me, lest, if thou keep silence toward me, I become like them that go down into the pit.

Psalm 54:1-2

{To the chief Musician. On stringed instruments: an instruction. Of David; when the Ziphites came, and said to Saul, Is not David hiding himself with us?} O God, by thy name save me, and by thy strength do me justice.

Psalm 64:1

{To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David.} Hear, O God, my voice in my plaint; preserve my life from fear of the enemy:

Psalm 80:1

{To the chief Musician. On Shoshannim-Eduth. Of Asaph. A Psalm.} Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that sittest between the cherubim, shine forth.

Psalm 80:4

Jehovah, God of hosts, how long will thine anger smoke against the prayer of thy people?

Psalm 84:8

Jehovah, God of hosts, hear my prayer; give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah.

Psalm 86:6

Give ear, O Jehovah, unto my prayer, and attend to the voice of my supplications.

Psalm 143:7

Answer me speedily, O Jehovah; my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, or I shall be like unto them that go down into the pit.

Lamentations 3:8

Even when I cry and shout, he shutteth out my prayer.

1 Peter 3:12

because the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears towards their supplications; but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.

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