Psalms 130 · Verse 2

Psalms 130:2

Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.
Psalms 130:2, King James Version

Psalms 130:2 in other translations

BSBO Lord, hear my voice; let Your ears be attentive to my plea for mercy.
WEBLord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my petitions.
ASVLord, hear my voice: Let thine ears be attentive To the voice of my supplications.
YLTLord, hearken to my voice, Thine ears are attentive to the voice of my supplications.
DARBYLord, hear my voice; let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication.
BBELord, let my voice come before you: let your ears be awake to the voice of my prayer.
WebsterLord, hear my voice: let thy ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.

What does Psalms 130:2 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 130:1-2

Psa 130:1-8. The penitent sinner's hope is in God's mercy only. 1-2. depths--for great distress (Psa 40:2; 69:3).

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 2 Lord, hear my voice - They could have no helper but God, and to him they earnestly seek for relief.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 130:1-4

The only way of relief for a sin-entangled soul, is by applying to God alone. Many things present themselves as diversions, many things offer themselves as remedies, but the soul finds that the Lord alone can heal. And until men are sensible of the guilt of sin, and quit all to come at once to God, it is in vain for them to expect any relief. The Holy Ghost gives to such poor souls a fresh sense of their deep…

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Psalms 130:2 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אֲדֹנָי֮'a.do.NaiO LordH136
שִׁמְעָ֪הshim.'Ahlisten !H8085
בְק֫וֹלִ֥יve.Ko.Lito voice myH6963
תִּהְיֶ֣ינָהtih.Yei.nahmay they beH1961
אָ֭זְנֶיךָ'A.ze.nei.khaears yourH241
קַשֻּׁב֑וֹתka.shu.VotattentiveH7183
לְ֝ק֗וֹלle.Kolto [the] sound ofH6963
תַּחֲנוּנָֽי\׃ta.cha.nu.Naisupplications myH8469

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 130:2

  • 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.

  • 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 the living God.

  • 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 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.

  • Psalms 61:1-2

    To the chief Musician upon Neginah, A Psalm of David. Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer. 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.

  • Psalms 55:1-2

    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;

  • Psalms 140:6

    I said unto the Lord, Thou art my God: hear the voice of my supplications, O Lord.

  • 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 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.

  • 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 desolate, for the Lord’s sake. 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. 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.

  • Psalms 64:1

    To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy.

  • Psalms 17:1

    A Prayer of David. Hear the right, O Lord, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.

  • Psalms 28:2

    Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle.

  • Psalms 5:1-2

    To the chief Musician upon Nehiloth, A Psalm of David. Give ear to my words, O Lord, consider my meditation. Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
let thine ears.
5:1,2; 17:1; 55:1,2; 61:1,2; 2Ch 6:40; Ne 1:6,11; Isa 37:17
Da 9:17-19

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Psalms 130:1

    A Song of degrees. Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord.

  • Psalms 130:2

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

  • Psalms 130:3

    If thou, Lord, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?

Read all of Psalms 130

Psalms 130:2 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Señor, oye mi voz; estén atentos tus oídos á la voz de mi súplica.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Seigneur! écoute ma voix; que tes oreilles soient attentives à la voix de mes supplications.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Herr, höre auf meine Stimme! laß deine Ohren aufmerksam sein auf die Stimme meines Flehens!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Si non humiliter sentiebam, sed exaltavi animam meam: sicut ablactatus est super matre sua, ita retributio in anima mea.