Psalms 55:2

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Attend{H8685)} unto me, and hear{H8798)} me: I mourn{H8686)} in my complaint, and make a noise{H8686)};

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הַאֲזִ֣ינָה אֱ֭לֹהִים תְּפִלָּתִ֑י וְאַל־תִּ֝תְעַלַּ֗ם מִתְּחִנָּתִֽי׃

Transliteration

haʾăzînāh ʾĕlōhîm təpillātî and ʾal-titəʿallam from təḥinnātî

Grammar Details

*haʾăzînāh*: hiphil imperative, masculine singular - give ear/listen
*ʾĕlōhîm*: masculine plural noun (divine plural) - God
*təpillātî*: feminine singular noun with 1st person singular possessive suffix - my prayer
*ʾal-titəʿallam*: negative particle with hithpael imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - do not hide yourself
*təḥinnātî*: feminine singular noun with 1st person singular possessive suffix and prefixed preposition min (from) - from my supplication

Word Meanings

*haʾăzînāh*: give ear/listen attentively/pay heed
*ʾĕlōhîm*: God/gods/divine being
*təpillātî*: my prayer/petition
*titəʿallam*: hide yourself/ignore/turn away
*təḥinnātî*: my supplication/plea for mercy/entreaty

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Reference numbers can disrupt continuous reading
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Referenced Verses

Isa 38:14 : 14 Like a crane or a swallow, so did I chatter: I did mourn as a dove: mine eyes fail with looking upward: O LORD, I am oppressed; undertake for me.
Isa 59:11 : 11 We roar all like bears, and mourn sore like doves: we look for judgment, but there is none; for salvation, but it is far off from us.
Ps 13:1-2 : 1 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me? 2 How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?
Ps 32:3 : 3 When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.
Ps 38:6 : 6 I am troubled; I am bowed down{H8804)} greatly; I go{H8765)} mourning{H8802)} all the day long.
Ps 43:2 : 2 For thou art the God of my strength: why dost thou cast me off{H8804)}? why go{H8691)} I mourning{H8802)} because of the oppression of the enemy{H8802)}?
Ps 64:1 : 1 To the chief Musician{H8764)}, A Psalm of David. Hear{H8798)} my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve{H8799)} my life from fear of the enemy{H8802)}.
Ps 66:19 : 19 But verily God hath heard{H8804)} me; he hath attended{H8689)} to the voice of my prayer.
Ps 77:3 : 3 I remembered{H8799)} God, and was troubled{H8799)}: I complained{H8799)}, and my spirit was overwhelmed{H8691)}. Selah.
Ps 102:9-9 : 9 For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping, 10 Because of thine indignation and thy wrath: for thou hast lifted me up, and cast me down.

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