Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
Give thought to me, and let my prayer be answered: I have been made low in sorrow;
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
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;
Lexham Expanded Bible
Attend to me and answer me. I am restless in my lamenting and I groan,
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 hearing to my prayer, O God; and let not your ear be shut against my request. 2 Give thought to me, and let my prayer be answered: I have been made low in sorrow; 3 I am troubled because of the voice of the cruel ones, because of the loud cry of the evil-doers; for they put a weight of evil on me, and they are cruel in their hate for me.
Cross References
Isaiah 38:14
I make cries like a bird; I give out sounds of grief like a dove: my eyes are looking up with desire; O Lord, I am crushed, take up my cause.
Isaiah 59:11
We make noises of grief, like bears, and sad sounds like doves: we are looking for our right, but it is not there; for salvation, but it is far from us.
Psalm 13:1-2
Will you for ever put me out of your memory, O Lord? will your face for ever be turned away from me?
Psalm 32:3
When I kept my mouth shut, my bones were wasted, because of my crying all through the day.
Psalm 43:2
You are the God of my strength; why have you put me from you? why do I go in sorrow because of the attacks of my haters?
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.
Psalm 66:19
But truly God's ear has been open; he has give attention to the voice of my prayer.
Psalm 77:3
I will keep God in memory, with sounds of grief; my thoughts are troubled, and my spirit is overcome. (Selah.)