Psalms 55:2 · KJV
“Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise;”
— Psalms 55:2
[To the chief Musician on Neginoth, Maschil, {A Psalm} of David.] Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication. {chief...: or, overseer} {Maschil: or, of instruction}
Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me.
Psalms 55 — Context
[To the chief Musician on Neginoth, Maschil, {A Psalm} of David.] Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication. {chief...: or, overseer} {Maschil: or, of instruction}
2Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise;
3Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me.
4My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.
Cross References
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. {undertake...: or, ease me}
Psalms 66:19
{But} verily God hath heard {me}; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer.
Psalms 77:3
I remembered God, and was troubled: I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed. Selah.
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 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 102:9-10
For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping,
Psalms 38:6
I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long. {troubled: Heb. wried}
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?