Psalms 130:2

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Lord, hear my voice: Let thine ears be attentive To the voice of my supplications.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אֲדֹנָי֮ שִׁמְעָ֢ה בְק֫וֹלִ֥י תִּהְיֶ֣ינָה אָ֭זְנֶיךָ קַשֻּׁב֑וֹת לְ֝ק֗וֹל תַּחֲנוּנָֽי

Transliteration

ʾădōnāy šimʿāh in qôlî tihyênāh ʾoznêkā qaššubot to qôl taḥănûnāy

Grammar Details

*ʾădōnāy*: noun with 1st person singular suffix - my Lord
*šimʿāh*: imperative verb, 2nd person masculine singular - hear/listen
*bəqôlî*: preposition בְ + noun with 1st person singular suffix - in/to my voice
*tihyênāh*: imperfect verb, 3rd person feminine plural, jussive - let them be
*ʾoznêkā*: noun, feminine, dual with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your ears
*qaššubot*: passive participle, feminine plural - attentive/attentively listening
*ləqôl*: preposition לְ + noun, masculine, singular construct - to voice of
*taḥănûnāy*: noun, masculine, plural with 1st person singular suffix - my supplications

Word Meanings

*qôl*: voice/sound
*taḥănûnāy*: supplications/pleas for mercy/entreaties

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

2 Chr 6:40 : 40 Now, O 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.
Neh 1:6 : 6 Let thine ear now be attentive, and thine eyes open, that thou mayest hearken unto the prayer of thy servant, which I pray before thee at this time, day and night, for the children of Israel thy servants while I confess the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against thee. Yea, I and my father's house have sinned:
Neh 1:11 : 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 delight to fear thy name; and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. Now I was cupbearer to the king.
Ps 61:1-2 : 1 For the Chief Musician; on a stringed instrument. [A Psalm] of David. Hear my cry, O God; Attend unto my prayer. 2 From the end of the earth will I call unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
Ps 64:1 : 1 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint: Preserve my life from fear of the enemy.
Ps 140:6 : 6 I said unto Jehovah, Thou art my God: Give ear unto the voice of my supplications, O Jehovah.
Isa 37:17 : 17 Incline thine ear, O Jehovah, and hear; open thine eyes, O Jehovah, and see; and hear all the words of Sennacherib, who hath sent to defy the living God.
Dan 9:17-19 : 17 Now therefore, O our God, hearken unto the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplications, and cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord's sake. 18 O my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by thy name: for we do not present our supplications before thee for our righteousness, but for thy great mercies' sake. 19 O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for thine own sake, O my God, because thy city and thy people are called by thy name.
Ps 5:1-2 : 1 For the Chief Musician; with the Nehiloth. A Psalm of David. Give ear to my words, O Jehovah, Consider my meditation. 2 Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God; For unto thee do I pray.
Ps 17:1 : 1 A Prayer of David. Hear the right, O Jehovah, attend unto my cry; Give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.
Ps 28:2 : 2 Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, When I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle.
Ps 55:1-2 : 1 For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. Maschil of David. Give ear to my prayer, O God; And hide not thyself from my supplication. 2 Attend unto me, and answer me: I am restless in my complaint, and moan,

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