Psalm 130:2
New International Version
Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to my cry for mercy.

New Living Translation
Hear my cry, O Lord. Pay attention to my prayer.

English Standard Version
O Lord, hear my voice! Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my pleas for mercy!

Berean Standard Bible
O Lord, hear my voice; let Your ears be attentive to my plea for mercy.

King James Bible
Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.

New King James Version
Lord, hear my voice! Let Your ears be attentive To the voice of my supplications.

New American Standard Bible
Lord, hear my voice! Let Your ears be attentive To the sound of my pleadings.

NASB 1995
Lord, hear my voice! Let Your ears be attentive To the voice of my supplications.

NASB 1977
Lord, hear my voice! Let Thine ears be attentive To the voice of my supplications.

Legacy Standard Bible
O Lord, hear my voice! Let Your ears be attentive To the voice of my supplications.

Amplified Bible
Lord, hear my voice! Let Your ears be attentive To the voice of my supplications.

Christian Standard Bible
Lord, listen to my voice; let your ears be attentive to my cry for help.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Lord, listen to my voice; let Your ears be attentive to my cry for help.

American Standard Version
Lord, hear my voice: Let thine ears be attentive To the voice of my supplications.

Contemporary English Version
Won't you please listen as I beg for mercy?

English Revised Version
Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
O Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be open to my pleas for mercy.

Good News Translation
Hear my cry, O Lord; listen to my call for help!

International Standard Version
Lord, listen to my voice; let your ears pay attention to what I ask of you!

Majority Standard Bible
O Lord, hear my voice; let Your ears be attentive to my plea for mercy.

NET Bible
O Lord, listen to me! Pay attention to my plea for mercy!

New Heart English Bible
Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my petitions.

Webster's Bible Translation
Lord, hear my voice: let thy ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.

World English Bible
Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my petitions.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Lord, listen to my voice, "" Your ears are attentive to the voice of my supplications.

Young's Literal Translation
Lord, hearken to my voice, Thine ears are attentive to the voice of my supplications.

Smith's Literal Translation
O Jehovah, hear to my voice: thine ears shall be attentive to the voice of my supplication.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Lord, hear my voice. Let thy ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication.

Catholic Public Domain Version
O Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication.

New American Bible
Lord, hear my cry! May your ears be attentive to my cry for mercy.

New Revised Standard Version
Lord, hear my voice! Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications!
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And you heard my voice; your ears will be listening to us, to the voice of my supplication.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Lord, hearken unto my voice; Let Thine ears be attentive To the voice of my supplications.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
O Lord, hearken to my voice; let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Out of the Depths I Cry to You
1A song of ascents. Out of the depths I cry to You, O LORD! 2O Lord, hear my voice; let Your ears be attentive to my plea for mercy. 3If You, O LORD, kept track of iniquities, then who, O Lord, could stand?…

Cross References
Psalm 28:2
Hear my cry for mercy when I call to You for help, when I lift up my hands toward Your holy sanctuary.

Psalm 86:6
Hear my prayer, O LORD, and attend to my plea for mercy.

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 3:56
You heard my plea: “Do not ignore my cry for relief.”

1 Kings 8:28
Yet regard the prayer and plea of Your servant, O LORD my God, so that You may hear the cry and the prayer that Your servant is praying before You today.

2 Chronicles 6:40
Now, my God, may Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to the prayer offered in this place.

Nehemiah 1:6
let Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to hear the prayer that I, Your servant, now pray before You day and night for Your servants, the Israelites. I confess the sins that we Israelites have committed against You. Both I and my father’s house have sinned.

Isaiah 37:17
Incline Your ear, O LORD, and hear; open Your eyes, O LORD, and see. Listen to all the words that Sennacherib has sent to defy the living God.

Daniel 9:18
Incline Your ear, O my God, and hear; open Your eyes and see the desolation of the city that bears Your name. For we are not presenting our petitions before You because of our righteous acts, but because of Your great compassion.

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.

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.

Matthew 15:22-28
And a Canaanite woman from that region came to Him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is miserably possessed by a demon.” / But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.” / He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” ...

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.

Luke 18:13
But the tax collector stood at a distance, unwilling even to lift up his eyes to heaven. Instead, he beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner!’

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.


Treasury of Scripture

Lord, hear my voice: let your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.

let thine ears

Psalm 5:1,2
To the chief Musician upon Nehiloth, A Psalm of David. Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation…

Psalm 17:1
A Prayer of David. Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.

Psalm 55:1,2
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…

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Psalm 130
1. The psalmist professes his hope in prayer
5. And his patience in hope
7. He exhorts Israel to trust in God














O Lord
The term "Lord" here is translated from the Hebrew "Yahweh," the covenant name of God, which signifies His eternal presence and unchanging nature. This invocation is a direct appeal to the personal and relational God of Israel, emphasizing a deep, covenantal relationship. Historically, the Israelites called upon Yahweh in times of distress, recognizing Him as the ultimate authority and source of deliverance.

hear my voice
The plea for God to "hear" is more than a request for auditory reception; it is a cry for divine attention and intervention. The Hebrew word "shama" implies not just hearing but responding. In the ancient Near Eastern context, gods were often seen as distant, but the psalmist's appeal reflects a belief in a God who is near and responsive to His people's cries.

let Your ears be attentive
This phrase uses anthropomorphic language to describe God, attributing human characteristics to Him to express the desire for His focused attention. The imagery of God's "ears" being "attentive" suggests a God who is not only capable of hearing but is also willing to listen intently. This reflects the biblical theme of God's compassion and readiness to engage with human suffering.

to my plea for mercy
The word "plea" is derived from the Hebrew "tachanun," which conveys a sense of earnest supplication. The psalmist is not merely asking for a favor but is desperately seeking "mercy" or "chesed," a term rich with meaning in the Hebrew Bible. "Chesed" encompasses God's steadfast love, kindness, and covenantal faithfulness. This plea acknowledges human frailty and the need for divine grace, a central theme in the biblical narrative of redemption.

Verse 2. - Lord, hear my voice; i.e. "hear and grant my request;" or, as explained in the next clause, let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
O LORD,
אֲדֹנָי֮ (’ă·ḏō·nāy)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 136: The Lord

hear
שִׁמְעָ֪ה (šim·‘āh)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently

my voice;
בְק֫וֹלִ֥י (ḇə·qō·w·lî)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 6963: A voice, sound

let Your ears
אָ֭זְנֶיךָ (’ā·zə·ne·ḵā)
Noun - fdc | second person masculine singular
Strong's 241: Broadness, the ear

be
תִּהְיֶ֣ינָה (tih·ye·nāh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

attentive
קַשֻּׁב֑וֹת (qaš·šu·ḇō·wṯ)
Adjective - feminine plural
Strong's 7183: Hearkening

to my plea for mercy.
תַּחֲנוּנָֽי׃ (ta·ḥă·nū·nāy)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 8469: Supplication for favor


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