Psalms 55:2

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise;

Complete Jewish Bible:

Pay attention to me, and answer me! I am panic-stricken as I make my complaint, I shudder

Berean Standard Bible:

Attend to me and answer me. I am restless in my complaint, and distraught

American Standard Version:

Attend unto me, and answer me: I am restless in my complaint, and moan,

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

Attend{H7181}{H8685)} unto me, and hear{H6030}{H8798)} me: I mourn{H7300}{H8686)} in my complaint{H7879}, and make a noise{H1949}{H8686)};

Cross-References (KJV):

Isaiah 38:14

  • Like a crane [or] a swallow, so did I chatter: I did mourn as a dove: mine eyes fail [with looking] upward: O LORD, I am oppressed; undertake for me.

Psalms 66:19

  • [But] verily God hath heard [me]; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer.

Psalms 64:1

  • ¶ To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy.

Psalms 77:3

  • I remembered God, and was troubled: I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed. Selah.

Psalms 43:2

  • For thou [art] the God of my strength: why dost thou cast me off? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

Isaiah 59:11

  • We roar all like bears, and mourn sore like doves: we look for judgment, but [there is] none; for salvation, [but] it is far off from us.

Psalms 102:9

  • For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping,

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Commentary for Psalms 55:2

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H7181
    There are 45 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: קָשַׁב
    Transliteration: qâshab
    Pronunciation: kaw-shab'
    Description: a primitive root; to prick up the ears, i.e. hearken; attend, (cause to) hear(-ken), give heed, incline, mark (well), regard.
  2. Strong's Number: H6030
    There are 317 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: עָנָה
    Transliteration: ʻânâh
    Pronunciation: aw-naw'
    Description: a primitive root; properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce; give account, afflict (by mistake for עָנָה), (cause to, give) answer, bring low (by mistake for עָנָה), cry, hear, Leannoth, lift up, say, [idiom] scholar, (give a) shout, sing (together by course), speak, testify, utter, (bear) witness. See also בֵּית עֲנוֹת, בֵּית עֲנָת.
  3. Strong's Number: H7300
    There are 4 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: רוּד
    Transliteration: rûwd
    Pronunciation: rood
    Description: a primitive root; to tramp about, i.e. ramble (free or disconsolate); have the dominion, be lord, mourn, rule.
  4. Strong's Number: H7879
    There are 14 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שִׂיחַ
    Transliteration: sîyach
    Pronunciation: see'-akh
    Description: from שִׂיחַ; a contemplation; by implication, an utterance; babbling, communication, complaint, meditation, prayer, talk.
  5. Strong's Number: H1949
    There are 6 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: הוּם
    Transliteration: hûwm
    Pronunciation: hoom
    Description: a primitive root (compare הָמַם); to make an uproar, or agitate greatly; destroy, move, make a noise, put, ring again.