Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version A prayer of an afflicted person who has grown weak and pours out a lament before the LORD. Hear my prayer, LORD; let my cry for help come to you. New Living Translation LORD, hear my prayer! Listen to my plea! English Standard Version Hear my prayer, O LORD; let my cry come to you! Berean Standard Bible A prayer of one who is afflicted, when he grows faint and pours out his lament before the LORD. Hear my prayer, O LORD; let my cry for help come before You. King James Bible A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed, and poureth out his complaint before the LORD. Hear my prayer, O LORD, and let my cry come unto thee. New King James Version A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed and pours out his complaint before the LORD. Hear my prayer, O LORD, And let my cry come to You. New American Standard Bible A Prayer of the afflicted when he is weak and pours out his complaint before the LORD. Hear my prayer, LORD! And let my cry for help come to You. NASB 1995 A Prayer of the Afflicted when he is faint and pours out his complaint before the LORD. Hear my prayer, O LORD! And let my cry for help come to You. NASB 1977 Hear my prayer, O LORD! And let my cry for help come to Thee. Legacy Standard Bible A Prayer of the afflicted when he is faint and pours out his complaint before Yahweh. O Yahweh, hear my prayer! And let my cry for help come to You. Amplified Bible A Prayer of the afflicted; when he is overwhelmed and pours out his complaint to God. Hear my prayer, O LORD, And let my cry for help come to You! Christian Standard Bible A prayer of a suffering person who is weak and pours out his lament before the L ord. † LORD, hear my prayer; let my cry for help come before you. Holman Christian Standard Bible A prayer of an afflicted person who is weak and pours out his lament before the LORD. LORD, hear my prayer; let my cry for help come before You. American Standard Version A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed, and poureth out his complaint before Jehovah. Hear my prayer, O Jehovah, And let my cry come unto thee. Contemporary English Version I pray to you, LORD! Please listen. English Revised Version A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed, and poureth out his complaint before the LORD. Hear my prayer, O LORD, and let my cry come unto thee. GOD'S WORD® Translation [A prayer by someone who is suffering, when he is weary and pours out his troubles in the LORD's presence.] O LORD, hear my prayer, and let my cry for help come to you. Good News Translation Listen to my prayer, O LORD, and hear my cry for help! International Standard Version LORD, hear my prayer! May my cry for help come to you. Majority Standard Bible A prayer of one who is afflicted, when he grows faint and pours out his lament before the LORD. Hear my prayer, O LORD; let my cry for help come before You. NET Bible The prayer of an oppressed man, as he grows faint and pours out his lament before the LORD. O LORD, hear my prayer! Pay attention to my cry for help! New Heart English Bible [A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed and pours out his complaint before the LORD.] Hear my prayer, LORD. Let my cry come to you. Webster's Bible Translation A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed, and poureth out his complaint before the LORD. Hear my prayer, O LORD, and let my cry come to thee. World English Bible A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed and pours out his complaint before Yahweh. Hear my prayer, Yahweh! Let my cry come to you. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionA PRAYER OF THE AFFLICTED WHEN HE IS FEEBLE, AND POURS OUT HIS COMPLAINT BEFORE YHWH. O YHWH, hear my prayer, indeed, my cry comes to You. Young's Literal Translation A Prayer of the afflicted when he is feeble, and before Jehovah poureth out his plaint. O Jehovah, hear my prayer, yea, my cry to Thee cometh. Smith's Literal Translation Prayer for the poor when he shall languish, and before Jehovah shall pour out his complaint O Jehovah, hear my prayer, and my cry shall come to thee. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThe prayer of the poor man, when he was anxious, and poured out his supplication before the Lord. Hear, O Lord, my prayer: and let my cry come to thee. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible The prayer of one afflicted and wasting away whose anguish is poured out before the LORD. [2] LORD, hear my prayer; let my cry come to you. New Revised Standard Version Hear my prayer, O LORD; let my cry come to you. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleHEAR my prayer, O LORD, and let my cry come unto thee. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated LORD JEHOVAH, hear my prayer, and my cry will enter to your presence! OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917A Prayer of the afflicted, when he fainteth, and poureth out his complaint before the LORD. O LORD, hear my prayer, And let my cry come unto Thee. Brenton Septuagint Translation A Prayer for the Poor; when he is deeply afflicted, and pours out his supplication before the Lord. Hear my prayer, O Lord, and let my cry come to thee. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Prayer of the Afflicted1A prayer of one who is afflicted, when he grows faint and pours out his lament before the LORD. Hear my prayer, O LORD; let my cry for help come before You. 2Do not hide Your face from me in my day of distress. Incline Your ear to me; answer me quickly when I call.… Cross References Psalm 18:6 In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried to my God for help. From His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for His help reached His ears. Psalm 61:1 For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. Of David. Hear my cry, O God; attend to my prayer. Psalm 86:6-7 Hear my prayer, O LORD, and attend to my plea for mercy. / In the day of my distress I call on You, because You answer me. Psalm 143:1 A Psalm of David. O LORD, hear my prayer. In Your faithfulness, give ear to my plea; in Your righteousness, answer me. Lamentations 3:55-56 I called on Your name, O LORD, out of the depths of the Pit. / You heard my plea: “Do not ignore my cry for relief.” Isaiah 38:14 I chirp like a swallow or crane; I moan like a dove. My eyes grow weak as I look upward. O Lord, I am oppressed; be my security.” Jonah 2:2 saying: “In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered me. From the belly of Sheol I called for help, and You heard my voice. 1 Samuel 1:10 In her bitter distress, Hannah prayed to the LORD and wept with many tears. 2 Kings 20:5 “Go back and tell Hezekiah the leader of My people that this is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: ‘I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. I will surely heal you. On the third day from now you will go up to the house of the LORD. Job 30:20 I cry out to You for help, but You do not answer; when I stand up, You merely look at me. Jeremiah 33:3 Call to Me, and I will answer and show you great and unsearchable things you do not know. Matthew 7:7-8 Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. / For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. Luke 11:9-10 So I tell you: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. / For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. John 14:13-14 And I will do whatever you ask in My name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. / If you ask Me for anything in My name, I will do it. Romans 10:13 for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” Treasury of Scripture Hear my prayer, O LORD, and let my cry come to you. A. Psalm 12:5 For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him. Psalm 61:2 From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I. Psalm 69:1,2 To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, A Psalm of David. Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul… poureth Psalm 42:4 When I remember these things, I pour out my soul in me: for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday. Psalm 62:8 Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah. Psalm 77:3 I remembered God, and was troubled: I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed. Selah. hear Psalm 5:2 Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray. Psalm 55:1-5 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… Psalm 57:1-3 To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtam of David, when he fled from Saul in the cave. Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast… let my Psalm 18:6 In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears. Exodus 2:23 And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage. Judges 10:16 And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the LORD: and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel. Jump to Previous Afflicted Complaint Cry Faint Fainteth Feeble Grief Hear Help Lament Overcome Overwhelmed Plaint Poureth Pours Prayer Puts TroubleJump to Next Afflicted Complaint Cry Faint Fainteth Feeble Grief Hear Help Lament Overcome Overwhelmed Plaint Poureth Pours Prayer Puts TroublePsalm 102 1. The prophet in his prayer makes a grievous complaint.12. He takes comfort in the eternity, and mercy of God 18. The mercies of God are to be recorded 23. He sustains his weakness by the unchangeableness of God. Hear my prayer The Hebrew word for "hear" is "שָׁמַע" (shama), which implies not just the act of listening but also understanding and responding. In the ancient Near Eastern context, prayer was a vital means of communication with the divine, and the psalmist is earnestly seeking God's attentive ear. This phrase underscores the personal relationship between the believer and God, emphasizing that God is not distant but is actively engaged in the lives of His people. The psalmist's plea is a reminder of the power of prayer and the assurance that God is always ready to listen. O LORD let my cry for help come before You Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew A prayerתְּ֭פִלָּה (tə·p̄il·lāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8605: Intercession, supplication, a hymn of one who is afflicted, לְעָנִ֣י (lə·‘ā·nî) Preposition-l | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 6041: Poor, afflicted, humble when כִֽי־ (ḵî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction he grows faint יַעֲטֹ֑ף (ya·‘ă·ṭōp̄) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5848: To shroud, clothe, to languish and pours out יִשְׁפֹּ֥ךְ (yiš·pōḵ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 8210: To spill forth, to expend, to sprawl out his lament שִׂיחֽוֹ׃ (śî·ḥōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 7879: A contemplation, an utterance before וְלִפְנֵ֥י (wə·lip̄·nê) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct Strong's 6440: The face the LORD. יְ֝הוָ֗ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel Hear שִׁמְעָ֣ה (šim·‘āh) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently my prayer, תְפִלָּתִ֑י (ṯə·p̄il·lā·ṯî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 8605: Intercession, supplication, a hymn O LORD; יְ֭הוָה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel let my cry for help וְ֝שַׁוְעָתִ֗י (wə·šaw·‘ā·ṯî) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 7775: A cry for help come תָבֽוֹא׃ (ṯā·ḇō·w) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go before You. אֵלֶ֥יךָ (’ê·le·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to Links Psalm 102:1 NIVPsalm 102:1 NLT Psalm 102:1 ESV Psalm 102:1 NASB Psalm 102:1 KJV Psalm 102:1 BibleApps.com Psalm 102:1 Biblia Paralela Psalm 102:1 Chinese Bible Psalm 102:1 French Bible Psalm 102:1 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 102:1 A Prayer of the afflicted when he (Psalm Ps Psa.) |