Psalms 5:1

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“Give ear to my words, O LORD; consider my groaning.”

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BSBPD

“Give ear to my words, O LORD; consider my groaning.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Give ear to my words, O Lord, consider my meditation.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Give ear to my words, O Jehovah, Consider my meditation.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“To the Overseer, `Concerning the Inheritances.' --A Psalm of David. My sayings hear, O Jehovah, Consider my meditation.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 5:1 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Samuel 1:13Hannah was praying in her heart, and though her lips were moving, her voice could not be heard. So Eli thought she was drunk
  2. 1 Samuel 1:16Do not take your servant for a wicked woman; for all this time I have been praying out of the depth of my anguish and grief.”
  3. Psalms 17:1Hear, O LORD, my righteous plea; listen to my cry. Give ear to my prayer— it comes from lips free of deceit.
  4. Psalms 19:14May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in Your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.
  5. Psalms 54:2Hear my prayer, O God; listen to the words of my mouth.
  6. Psalms 55:1Listen to my prayer, O God, and do not ignore my plea.
  7. Psalms 64:1Hear, O God, my voice of complaint; preserve my life from dread of the enemy.
  8. Psalms 80:1Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock; You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth
  9. Psalms 86:1Incline Your ear, O LORD, and answer me, for I am poor and needy.
  10. Romans 8:26In 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.
  11. 1 Peter 3:12For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”
  12. 1 John 5:14And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.

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