Bible Strands
Psalms 130:2
O Lord, hear my voice; let Your ears be attentive to my plea for mercy.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses the Lord immediately after crying out from the depths in the preceding verse.
The words — The text highlights שִׁמְעָ֪/ה (shim.'A/h), meaning "listen," and קַשֻּׁב֑וֹת (ka.shu.Vot), meaning "attentive," to describe God's response to the speaker's voice.
The thread — This plea for divine attention echoes in 2 Chronicles 6:40, Nehemiah 1:11, and Psalm 61:1, where worshippers similarly ask God to open His eyes and ears to prayer.
Why it lands — The passage requires the reader to present requests directly to God, expecting His focused attention on their supplications rather than relying on ritual or human mediation.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.
Cross-references
- 2 Chronicles 6:40 Now, my God, may Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to the prayer offered in this place.
- Nehemiah 1:11 O Lord, may Your ear be attentive to my prayer and to the prayers of Your servants who delight to revere Your name. Give Your servant success this day, I pray, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man.” (At that time I was the cupbearer to the king.)
- Psalms 61:1 For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. Of David. Hear my cry, O God; attend to my prayer.
- Isaiah 37:17 Incline Your ear, O LORD, and hear; open Your eyes, O LORD, and see. Listen to all the words that Sennacherib has sent to defy the living God.
- Nehemiah 1:6 let Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to hear the prayer that I, Your servant, now pray before You day and night for Your servants, the Israelites. I confess the sins that we Israelites have committed against You. Both I and my father’s house have sinned.
- Psalms 55:1 For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Maskil of David. Listen to my prayer, O God, and do not ignore my plea.
- Psalms 140:6 I say to the LORD, “You are my God.” Hear, O LORD, my cry for help.
- Daniel 9:17 So now, our God, hear the prayers and petitions of Your servant. For Your sake, O Lord, cause Your face to shine upon Your desolate sanctuary.
- Psalms 5:1 For the choirmaster, to be accompanied by flutes. A Psalm of David. Give ear to my words, O LORD; consider my groaning.
- Psalms 17:1 A prayer of David. Hear, O LORD, my righteous plea; listen to my cry. Give ear to my prayer—it comes from lips free of deceit.