Psalms 130:2

Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Lord	אֲדֹנָי֮ 'a.do.Nai	H136	the Lord (used as a proper name of God only) · proper noun, a title
hear	שִׁמְעָ֪ה shim.'Ah	H8085	to hear intelligently (often with implication of attent… · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular + paragogic he
voice	בְק֫וֹלִ֥י ve.Ko.Li	H6963	a voice or sound · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix
ears	אָ֭זְנֶיךָ 'A.ze.nei.kha	H241	broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in ma… · noun, common feminine dual construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
attentive	קַשֻּׁב֑וֹת ka.shu.Vot	H7183	hearkening · adjective, feminine plural absolute
voice	לְ֝ק֗וֹל le.Kol	H6963	a voice or sound · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
supplications	תַּחֲנוּנָֽי ta.cha.nu.Nai	H8469	earnest prayer · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix

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Cross-references

2 Chronicles 6:40 Now, my God, let, I beseech thee, thine eyes be open, and let thine ears be attent unto the prayer that is made in this place.
Nehemiah 1:11 O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who desire to fear t…
Psalms 61:1-2 Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer.
Isaiah 37:17 Incline thine ear, O LORD, and hear; open thine eyes, O LORD, and see: and hear all the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent to reproach th…
Nehemiah 1:6 Let thine ear now be attentive, and thine eyes open, that thou mayest hear the prayer of thy servant, which I pray before thee now, day and…
Psalms 55:1-2 Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.
Psalms 140:6 I said unto the LORD, Thou art my God: hear the voice of my supplications, O LORD.
Daniel 9:17-19 Now therefore, O our God, hear the prayer of thy servant, and his supplications, and cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary that is deso…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 130:1-4

In these verses we are taught, I. Whatever condition we are in, though ever so deplorable, to continue calling upon God, Psa 130:1. The best men may sometimes be in the depths, in great trouble and affliction, and utterly at a loss what to do, in the depths of distress and almost in the depths of despair, the spirit low and dark, sinking and drooping, cast down and disquieted. But, in the greatest depths, it is our privilege that we may cry unto God and be heard. A prayer may reach the heights of heaven, though not out of the depths of hell, yet out of the depths of the greatest trouble we can be in in this world, Jeremiah's out of the dungeon, Daniel's out of the den, and Jonah's out of the…

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John Gill on Psalms 130:2

Lord, hear my voice,.... His prayer, which was vocal: God is a God hearing prayer; sometimes his people think he does not hear them; but he always does, and in his own time answers; for to hear prayer with him is to answer it; which he does likewise in his own way as well as time; and not always in the way and at the time his people would have him; let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications; his prayers put up in an humble suppliant manner, for grace and mercy; not pleading merit and righteousness: these he desires God would hearken to and hear, listen unto, bow and incline his ears, as he is sometimes said to do; which is a wonderful instance of his condescension.

John Calvin on Psalms 130:1-4

Psalm 130:1-4 1. Out of the deep places have I cried to thee, O Jehovah 2. O Lord hear my voice; let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my prayers 3. If thou, O God shouldst mark iniquities, O Lord who shall stand? 4. But with thee there is forgiveness that thou mayest be feared. 1. Out of the deep places have I cried to thee, O Jehovah! It is to be noticed that the Prophet speaks of himself as sending forth his voice, as it were from out of a deep gulf, [118] feeling himself overwhelmed with calamities. As the miseries to which there is no prospect of a termination commonly bring despair in their train, nothing is more difficult than for persons, when involved in grievous and deep so…

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The Church Fathers

"Lord, hear my voice. O let Your ears consider well the voice of my complaint" [Psalm 130:2]. Whence does he cry? From the deep. Who is it then who cries? A sinner. And with what hope does he cry? Because He who came to absolve from sins, gave hope even to the sinner down in the deep. What therefore follows after these words: "If Thou, Lord, will be extreme to mark what is amiss, O Lord, who may abide it?" [Psalm 130:3]. So, he has disclosed from what deep he cried out. For he cries beneath the weights and billows of his iniquities....He said not, I may not abide it: but, "who may abide it?" For he saw that near the whole of human life on every side was ever bayed at by its sins, that all consciences were accused by their thoughts, that a clean heart trusting in its own righteousness could not be found.
— Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 130

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Psalms 130:2

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 130:1-4

John Gill on Psalms 130:2

John Calvin on Psalms 130:1-4

The Church Fathers

Psalms 130:2

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 130:1-4

John Gill on Psalms 130:2

John Calvin on Psalms 130:1-4

The Church Fathers

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 130:1-4

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 130:1-2

Spurgeon's Treasury of David on Psalms 130:2