Psalms 130:2

King James Version 1611 (Original)

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

Referenced Verses

• 2 Chr 6:40 : 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.
• Neh 1:6 : 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 night, for the children of Israel thy servants, and confess the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against thee: both 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 desire to fear thy name: and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king's cupbearer.
• Ps 61:1-2 : 1 Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer. 2 From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
• Ps 64:1 : 1 Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy.
• Ps 140:6 : 6 I said unto the LORD, Thou art my God: hear the voice of my supplications, O LORD.
• Isa 37:17 : 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 the living God.
• Dan 9:17-19 : 17 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 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 righteousnesses, but for thy great mercies. 19 O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for thine own sake, O my God: for thy city and thy people are called by thy name.
• Ps 5:1-2 : 1 Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation. 2 Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray.
• Ps 17:1 : 1 Hear the right, O LORD, 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 Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication. 2 Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise;