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Selected Verse: Psalms 54:2 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ps 54:2 |
King James |
Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| (Compare Psa 4:1; Psa 5:1). |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Hear my prayer, O God - My earnest cry for deliverance from the designs of those who would betray me.
Give ear to the words of my mouth - Incline thine ear to me, as one does who wishes to hear. See the notes at Psa 17:6. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Hear my prayer - In his straits he had recourse to God; for from him alone, for the reasons alleged above, his deliverance must proceed. |
1 To the chief Musician upon Nehiloth, A Psalm of David. Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation.
1 To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm of David. Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.
6 I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech.