Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version hear me and answer me. My thoughts trouble me and I am distraught New Living Translation Please listen and answer me, for I am overwhelmed by my troubles. English Standard Version Attend to me, and answer me; I am restless in my complaint and I moan, Berean Standard Bible Attend to me and answer me. I am restless in my complaint, and distraught King James Bible Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise; New King James Version Attend to me, and hear me; I am restless in my complaint, and moan noisily, New American Standard Bible Give Your attention to me and answer me; I am restless in my complaint and severely distracted, NASB 1995 Give heed to me and answer me; I am restless in my complaint and am surely distracted, NASB 1977 Give heed to me, and answer me; I am restless in my complaint and am surely distracted, Legacy Standard Bible Give heed to me and answer me; I am restless in my complaint and am surely distracted, Amplified Bible Listen to me and answer me; I am restless and distraught in my complaint and distracted Christian Standard Bible Pay attention to me and answer me. I am restless and in turmoil with my complaint, Holman Christian Standard Bible Pay attention to me and answer me. I am restless and in turmoil with my complaint, American Standard Version Attend unto me, and answer me: I am restless in my complaint, and moan, Contemporary English Version Please listen and help me. My thoughts are troubled, and I keep groaning English Revised Version Attend unto me, and answer me: I am restless in my complaint, and moan; GOD'S WORD® Translation Pay attention to me, and answer me. My thoughts are restless, and I am confused Good News Translation Listen to me and answer me; I am worn out by my worries. International Standard Version Pay attention to me and answer me. I moan and groan in my thoughts, Majority Standard Bible Attend to me and answer me. I am restless in my complaint, and distraught NET Bible Pay attention to me and answer me! I am so upset and distressed, I am beside myself, New Heart English Bible Attend to me, and answer me. I am restless in my complaint, and moan, Webster's Bible Translation Attend to me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise; World English Bible Attend to me, and answer me. I am restless in my complaint, and moan Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAttend to me, and answer me, "" I mourn in my meditation, and make a noise, Young's Literal Translation Attend to me, and answer me, I mourn in my meditation, and make a noise, Smith's Literal Translation Attend to me and answer me; I shall flow down and make a noise in my complaint. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims Biblebe attentive to me and hear me. I am grieved in my exercise; and am troubled, Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible hear me and give answer. I rock with grief; I groan New Revised Standard Version Attend to me, and answer me; I am troubled in my complaint. I am distraught Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleHear me and answer me; return to my cry and incline to me, Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Hear me and answer me and turn to my crying and hear me OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Attend unto me, and answer me; I am distraught in my complaint, and will moan; Brenton Septuagint Translation Attend to me, and hearken to me: I was grieved in my meditation, and troubled; Audio Bible Context Cast Your Burden upon the LORD1For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Maskil of David. Listen to my prayer, O God, and do not ignore my plea. 2Attend to me and answer me. I am restless in my complaint, and distraught 3at the voice of the enemy, at the pressure of the wicked. For they release disaster upon me and revile me in their anger.… Cross References Matthew 26:38 Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with Me.” Philippians 4:6-7 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. / And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. 1 Peter 5:7 Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you. Matthew 11:28-30 Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. / Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. / For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” 2 Corinthians 1:8-10 We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the hardships we encountered in the province of Asia. We were under a burden far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life. / Indeed, we felt we were under the sentence of death, in order that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God, who raises the dead. / He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and He will deliver us. In Him we have placed our hope that He will yet again deliver us, Hebrews 5:7 During the days of Jesus’ earthly life, He offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who could save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence. Luke 22:44 And in His anguish, He prayed more earnestly, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground. John 12:27 Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? No, it is for this purpose that I have come to this hour. Romans 8:26 In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know how we ought to pray, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groans too deep for words. 2 Corinthians 12:8-10 Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. / But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me. / That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. Isaiah 53:3-4 He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not. / Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. Jeremiah 20:7-9 You have deceived me, O LORD, and I was deceived. You have overcome me and prevailed. I am a laughingstock all day long; everyone mocks me. / For whenever I speak, I cry out; I proclaim violence and destruction. For the word of the LORD has become to me a reproach and derision all day long. / If I say, “I will not mention Him or speak any more in His name,” His message becomes a fire burning in my heart, shut up in my bones, and I become weary of holding it in, and I cannot prevail. Lamentations 3:55-57 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.” / You drew near when I called on You; You said, “Do not be afraid.” Job 30:27 I am churning within and cannot rest; days of affliction confront me. 1 Samuel 1:15 “No, my lord,” Hannah replied. “I am a woman troubled in spirit. I have not had any wine or strong drink, but I have poured out my soul before the LORD. Treasury of Scripture Attend to me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise; I mourned Psalm 13:1,2 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me? … Psalm 32:3 When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long. Psalm 38:6 I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long. Jump to Previous Attend Complaint Distracted Distraught Hear Heed Low Meditation Moan Mourn Noise Overcome Plaint Prayer Restless Sorrow Surely Thought Thoughts Trouble WanderJump to Next Attend Complaint Distracted Distraught Hear Heed Low Meditation Moan Mourn Noise Overcome Plaint Prayer Restless Sorrow Surely Thought Thoughts Trouble WanderPsalm 55 1. David in his prayer complains of his fearful case9. He prays against his enemies, of whose wickedness and treachery he complains 16. He comforts himself in God's preservation oh him, and confusion of his enemies Attend to me This phrase is a heartfelt plea from the psalmist, David, seeking God's attention and intervention. The Hebrew root for "attend" is "qashab," which means to incline or to listen carefully. In the context of ancient Israel, this reflects a deep yearning for divine presence and assurance. David, a man after God's own heart, often found solace in knowing that God was attentive to his cries. This plea is a reminder of the intimate relationship believers can have with God, who is always ready to listen to the cries of His children. and answer me I am restless in my complaint and distraught "Hard mechanic exercise, Like dull narcotics, numbing pain," or the distracted state of the mind itself. And make a noise.--Better, and must roar, the form of the verb expressing the compulsion which the sufferer feels to give vent to his feelings in groans and murmurs. (See Note on Psalm 42:5.) . . . Verse 2. - Attend unto me, and hear me. A very special need is indicated by these four petitions to be heard (vers. 1, 2). I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise; rather, I wander in my musing, and moan aloud. "I wander," i.e. "from one sad thought to another" (Kay); and, unable to constrain myself, I give vent to meanings. Orientals are given to open displays of their grief (Herod., 8:99; AEschylus, 'Persae,' passim).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Attendהַקְשִׁ֣יבָה (haq·šî·ḇāh) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 7181: To prick up the ears, hearken to me לִּ֣י (lî) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew and answer me. וַעֲנֵ֑נִי (wa·‘ă·nê·nî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | first person common singular Strong's 6030: To answer, respond I am restless אָרִ֖יד (’ā·rîḏ) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 7300: To wander restlessly, roam in my complaint, בְּשִׂיחִ֣י (bə·śî·ḥî) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 7879: A contemplation, an utterance and distraught וְאָהִֽימָה׃ (wə·’ā·hî·māh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular Strong's 1949: To make an uproar, agitate greatly Links Psalm 55:2 NIVPsalm 55:2 NLT Psalm 55:2 ESV Psalm 55:2 NASB Psalm 55:2 KJV Psalm 55:2 BibleApps.com Psalm 55:2 Biblia Paralela Psalm 55:2 Chinese Bible Psalm 55:2 French Bible Psalm 55:2 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 55:2 Attend to me and answer me (Psalm Ps Psa.) |