King James Version
Psalms 55:1 in the King James Version says “To the chief Musician on Neginoth, Maschil, A Psalm of David. Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my...” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 55 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“To the chief Musician on Neginoth, Maschil, A Psalm of David. Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.”
Psalms 55:1 · KJV
To the chief Musician on Neginoth, Maschil, A Psalm of David. Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.
Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise;
Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Give ear”
H238to broaden out the ear (with the hand), i.e., (by implication) to listen
“O God”
H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
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