Psalms 55:1

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Listen to my prayer, O God, and do not ignore my plea.”

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BSBPD

“Listen to my prayer, O God, and do not ignore my plea.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Give ear to my prayer, O God; And hide not thyself from my supplication.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“To the Overseer with stringed instruments. --An instruction, by David. Give ear, O God, <FI>to<Fi> my prayer, And hide not from my supplication.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 55:1 — 16 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Psalms 5:1Give ear to my words, O LORD; consider my groaning.
  2. Psalms 6:1O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your anger or discipline me in Your wrath.
  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 27:9Hide not Your face from me, nor turn away Your servant in anger. You have been my helper; do not leave me or forsake me, O God of my salvation.
  5. Psalms 28:1To You, O LORD, I call; be not deaf to me, O my Rock. For if You remain silent, I will be like those descending to the Pit.
  6. Psalms 54:1Save me, O God, by Your name, and vindicate me by Your might!
  7. Psalms 61:1Hear my cry, O God; attend to my prayer.
  8. Psalms 64:1Hear, O God, my voice of complaint; preserve my life from dread of the enemy.
  9. Psalms 80:1Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock; You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth
  10. Psalms 80:4O LORD God of Hosts, how long will Your anger smolder against the prayers of Your people?
  11. Psalms 84:8O LORD God of Hosts, hear my prayer; give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah
  12. Psalms 86:6Hear my prayer, O LORD, and attend to my plea for mercy.
  13. Psalms 143:7Answer me quickly, O LORD; my spirit fails. Do not hide Your face from me, or I will be like those who descend to the Pit.
  14. Lamentations 3:8Even when I cry out and plead for help, He shuts out my prayer.
  15. Lamentations 3:56You heard my plea: “Do not ignore my cry for relief.”
  16. 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.”

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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