Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Hear my voice when I call, LORD; be merciful to me and answer me. New Living Translation Hear me as I pray, O LORD. Be merciful and answer me! English Standard Version Hear, O LORD, when I cry aloud; be gracious to me and answer me! Berean Standard Bible Hear, O LORD, my voice when I call; be merciful and answer me. King James Bible Hear, O LORD, when I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon me, and answer me. New King James Version Hear, O LORD, when I cry with my voice! Have mercy also upon me, and answer me. New American Standard Bible Hear, LORD, when I cry with my voice, And be gracious to me and answer me. NASB 1995 Hear, O LORD, when I cry with my voice, And be gracious to me and answer me. NASB 1977 Hear, O LORD, when I cry with my voice, And be gracious to me and answer me. Legacy Standard Bible Hear, O Yahweh, when I call with my voice, And be gracious to me and answer me. Amplified Bible Hear, O LORD, when I cry aloud; Be gracious and compassionate to me and answer me. Christian Standard Bible LORD, hear my voice when I call; be gracious to me and answer me. Holman Christian Standard Bible LORD, hear my voice when I call; be gracious to me and answer me. American Standard Version Hear, O Jehovah, when I cry with my voice: Have mercy also upon me, and answer me. Contemporary English Version Please listen when I pray! Have pity. Answer my prayer. English Revised Version Hear, O LORD, when I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon me, and answer me. GOD'S WORD® Translation Hear, O LORD, when I cry aloud. Have pity on me, and answer me. Good News Translation Hear me, LORD, when I call to you! Be merciful and answer me! International Standard Version Hear my voice, LORD, when I cry out! Be gracious to me and answer me. Majority Standard Bible Hear, O LORD, my voice when I call; be merciful and answer me. NET Bible Hear me, O LORD, when I cry out! Have mercy on me and answer me! New Heart English Bible Hear, LORD, when I cry with my voice. Have mercy also on me, and answer me. Webster's Bible Translation Hear, O LORD, when I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon me, and answer me. World English Bible Hear, Yahweh, when I cry with my voice. Have mercy also on me, and answer me. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionHear, O YHWH, my voice—I call, "" And favor me, and answer me. Young's Literal Translation Hear, O Jehovah, my voice -- I call, And favour me, and answer me. Smith's Literal Translation Hear my voice, O Jehovah: I will call, and pity me and answer me. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleHear, O Lord, my voice, with which I have cried to thee: have mercy on me and hear me. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible Hear my voice, LORD, when I call; have mercy on me and answer me. New Revised Standard Version Hear, O LORD, when I cry aloud, be gracious to me and answer me! Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleHear, O LORD, my voice when I call upon thee; have mercy also upon me and answer me. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Hear my voice, LORD JEHOVAH, when I call you; show mercy upon me and answer me. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Hear, O LORD, when I call with my voice, And be gracious unto me, and answer me. Brenton Septuagint Translation Hear, O Lord, my voice which I have uttered aloud: pity me, and hearken to me. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The LORD is My Salvation…6Then my head will be held high above my enemies around me. At His tabernacle I will offer sacrifices with shouts of joy; I will sing and make music to the LORD. 7Hear, O LORD, my voice when I call; be merciful and answer me. 8My heart said, “Seek His face.” Your face, O LORD, I will seek.… 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 34:15 The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their cry. Psalm 55:17 Morning, noon, and night, I cry out in distress, and He hears my voice. Psalm 116:1-2 I love the LORD, for He has heard my voice—my appeal for mercy. / Because He has inclined His ear to me, I will call on Him as long as I live. Psalm 130:1-2 A song of ascents. Out of the depths I cry to You, O LORD! / O Lord, hear my voice; let Your ears be attentive to my plea for mercy. Isaiah 55:6 Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near. Jeremiah 29:12 Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. 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.” 2 Chronicles 6:19-20 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. / May Your eyes be open toward this temple day and night, toward the place where You said You would put Your Name, so that You may hear the prayer that Your servant prays toward this place. 1 Kings 8:28-30 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. / May Your eyes be open toward this temple night and day, toward the place of which You said, ‘My Name shall be there,’ so that You may hear the prayer that Your servant prays toward this place. / Hear the plea of Your servant and of Your people Israel when they pray toward this place. May You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place. May You hear and forgive. 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 21:22 If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.” 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. John 16:24 Until now you have not asked for anything in My name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete. Treasury of Scripture Hear, O LORD, when I cry with my voice: have mercy also on me, and answer me. Psalm 4:1 To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm of David. Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer. Psalm 5:2 Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray. Psalm 130:2-4 Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications… Jump to Previous Aloud Cry Ears Favour Gracious Hear Merciful Mercy VoiceJump to Next Aloud Cry Ears Favour Gracious Hear Merciful Mercy VoicePsalm 27 1. David sustains his faith by prayerHear, O LORD, my voice when I call The psalmist begins with a direct appeal to God, emphasizing the personal and intimate relationship between the believer and the divine. The Hebrew word for "hear" is "שָׁמַע" (shama), which implies not just listening but also responding. This reflects the psalmist's faith that God is attentive and responsive to the cries of His people. The use of "O LORD" invokes the covenant name of God, Yahweh, reminding us of His eternal faithfulness and unchanging nature. The phrase "my voice" personalizes the plea, indicating that God is concerned with individual needs and prayers. "When I call" suggests a sense of urgency and dependence, highlighting the believer's reliance on God in times of need. be merciful to me and answer me I cry with my voice--i.e., aloud. Verses 7-14. - The strain now entirely changes. The rhythm alters from a jubilant double beat to a slow and mournful cadence. A cry is raised for mercy and pity - the wrath of God is deprecated - rejection and desertion are contemplated and prayed against (vers. 7-10). The danger from the enemy appears great and formidable (vers. 11, 12). With an effort of faith, the writer just saves himself from despair (ver. 14), and then, in brave words, braces himself up for further endurance. Verse 7. - Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon me, and answer me. There is no "when" in the original. The clauses are short, and broken, "Hear, O Lord; with my voice I call; pity me, and answer me."Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Hear,שְׁמַע־ (šə·ma‘-) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently O LORD, יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel my voice קוֹלִ֥י (qō·w·lî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 6963: A voice, sound when I call; אֶקְרָ֗א (’eq·rā) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read be merciful וְחָנֵּ֥נִי (wə·ḥān·nê·nî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | first person common singular Strong's 2603: To bend, stoop in kindness to an inferior, to favor, bestow, to implore and answer me. וַעֲנֵֽנִי׃ (wa·‘ă·nê·nî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | first person common singular Strong's 6030: To answer, respond Links Psalm 27:7 NIVPsalm 27:7 NLT Psalm 27:7 ESV Psalm 27:7 NASB Psalm 27:7 KJV Psalm 27:7 BibleApps.com Psalm 27:7 Biblia Paralela Psalm 27:7 Chinese Bible Psalm 27:7 French Bible Psalm 27:7 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 27:7 Hear Yahweh when I cry with my (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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