Parallel Verses
The Emphasized Bible
Attend unto me, and answer me, I may ramble in my complaining, And be driven to and fro -
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;
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,
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 thyself from my supplication: 2 Attend unto me, and answer me, I may ramble in my complaining, And be driven to and fro - 3 Because of the noise of the enemy, By reason of the oppression of the lawless one, For they would let trouble drop upon me, And, in anger, would they entrap me.
Cross References
Isaiah 38:14
As a twittering swallow, so, do I chatter, I coo as a dove, - Mine eyes languish through looking on high, O My Lord! distress is upon me - my Surety!
Isaiah 59:11
We growl like bears all of us, And, like doves, do we, mournfully coo, - We wait For justice, and there is none, For salvation it is far from us!
Psalm 13:1-2
How long, O Yahweh, wilt thou wholly forget me? How long wilt thou hide thy face from me?
Psalm 32:3
When I kept silence, my bones became worn out, Through my groaning all the day;
Psalm 38:6
I am bent, I am bowed down very low. All the day, have I gloomily walked;
Psalm 43:2
For, thou, art my defending God - Wherefore hast thou rejected me? Wherefore in gloom should I wander, because of the oppression of an enemy?
Psalm 64:1
Hear, O God, my voice when I complain, From dread peril by the foe, wilt thou guard my life.
Psalm 66:19
But in truth, God hath heard, He hath attended to the voice of my prayer.
Psalm 77:3
I remember God and I murmur, I muse, and my spirit swooneth. Selah.
Psalm 102:9-10
For, ashes - like bread, have I eaten, And, my drink - with my tears, have I mingled;