'Listen' in the Bible

For the choir director: with the flutes. A Davidic psalm.Listen to my words, Lord;consider my sighing.

Lord, You have heard the desire of the humble;You will strengthen their hearts.You will listen carefully,

A Davidic prayer.Lord, hear a just cause;pay attention to my cry;listen to my prayer—from lips free of deceit.

I call on You, God,because You will answer me;listen closely to me; hear what I say.

Listen to the sound of my pleadingwhen I cry to You for help,when I lift up my handstoward Your holy sanctuary.

Lord, listen and be gracious to me;Lord, be my helper.”

Listen closely to me; rescue me quickly.Be a rock of refuge for me,a mountain fortress to save me.

Come, children, listen to me;I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

“Hear my prayer, Lord,and listen to my cry for help;do not be silent at my tears.For I am a foreigner residing with You,a temporary resident like all my fathers.

You do not delight in sacrifice and offering;You open my ears to listen.You do not ask for a whole burnt offering or a sin offering.

Listen, daughter, pay attention and consider:forget your people and your father’s house,

For the choir director. A psalm of the sons of Korah.Hear this, all you peoples;listen, all who inhabit the world,

“Listen, My people, and I will speak;I will testify against you, Israel.I am God, your God.

God, hear my prayer;listen to the words of my mouth.

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

that does not listen to the sound of the charmerswho skillfully weave spells.

Come and listen, all who fear God,and I will tell what He has done for me.

In Your justice, rescue and deliver me;listen closely to me and save me.

A Maskil of Asaph.My people, hear my instruction;listen to what I say.

For the choir director: according to “The Lilies.” A testimony of Asaph. A psalm.Listen, Shepherd of Israel,who leads Joseph like a flock;You who sit enthroned on the cherubim,rise up

Listen, My people, and I will admonish you.Israel, if you would only listen to Me!

“But My people did not listen to Me;Israel did not obey Me.

If only My people would listen to Meand Israel would follow My ways,

Lord God of Hosts, hear my prayer;listen, God of Jacob.Selah

I will listen to what God will say;surely the Lord will declare peaceto His people, His godly ones,and not let them go back to foolish ways.

A Davidic prayer.Listen, Lord, and answer me,for I am poor and needy.

Lord, hear my prayer;listen to my plea for mercy.

May my prayer reach Your presence;listen to my cry.

Do not hide Your face from me in my day of trouble.Listen closely to me;answer me quickly when I call.

They grumbled in their tentsand did not listen to the Lord’s voice.

Lord, listen to my voice;let Your ears be attentiveto my cry for help.

I say to the Lord, “You are my God.”Listen, Lord, to my cry for help.

A Davidic psalm.Lord, I call on You; hurry to help me.Listen to my voice when I call on You.

When their rulers will be thrown offthe sides of a cliff,the people will listen to my words,for they are pleasing.

Listen to my cry,for I am very weak.Rescue me from those who pursue me,for they are too strong for me.

A Davidic psalm.Lord, hear my prayer.In Your faithfulness listen to my plea,and in Your righteousness answer me.