'Give Ear' in the Bible

So, crying to the Lord, they said, Give ear to our prayer, O Lord, give ear, and do not let destruction overtake us because of this man's life; do not put on us the sin of taking life without cause: for you, O Lord, have done what seemed good to you.

So now, O Lord, give ear to my prayer and take my life from me; for death is better for me than life.