Psalms 119:149

119:149 Listen to me ¹  because of ²  your loyal love!

O Lord, revive me, as you typically do! ³ 

Psalms 130:2

130:2 O Lord, listen to me! ⁴ 

Pay attention to ⁵  my plea for mercy!

Psalms 17:1

Psalm 17 ⁶ 

A prayer of David.

17:1 Lord, consider my just cause! ⁷ 

Pay attention to my cry for help!

Listen to the prayer

I sincerely offer! ⁸ 

Psalms 50:7

50:7 He says: ⁹ 

“Listen my people! I am speaking!

Listen Israel! I am accusing you! ¹⁰ 

I am God, your God!

Psalms 61:1

Psalm 61 ¹¹ 

For the music director; to be played on a stringed instrument; written by David.

61:1 O God, hear my cry for help!

Pay attention to my prayer!

Psalms 84:8

84:8 O Lord, sovereign God, ¹² 

hear my prayer!

Listen, O God of Jacob! (Selah)

Psalms 97:8

97:8 Zion hears and rejoices,

the towns ¹³  of Judah are happy,

because of your judgments, O Lord.

Psalms 39:12

39:12 Hear my prayer, O Lord!

Listen to my cry for help!

Do not ignore my sobbing! ¹⁴ 

For I am dependent on you, like one residing outside his native land;

I am at your mercy, just as all my ancestors were. ¹⁵ 

Psalms 102:1

Psalm 102 ¹⁶ 

The prayer of an oppressed man, as he grows faint and pours out his lament before the Lord.

102:1 O Lord, hear my prayer!

Pay attention to my cry for help! ¹⁷ 

[119:149]  ¹ tn Heb “my voice.”

[119:149]  ² tn Heb “according to.”

[119:149]  ³ tn Heb “according to your custom.”

[130:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “my voice.”

[130:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “may your ears be attentive to the voice of.”

[17:1]  ⁷ sn Psalm 17. The psalmist asks God to intervene on his behalf because his life is threatened by dangerous enemies. He appeals to divine justice, for he is certain of his own innocence. Because he is innocent, he expects to encounter God and receive an assuring word.

[17:1]  ⁸ tn Heb “hear, Lord, what is just.”

[17:1]  ⁹ tn Heb “Listen to my prayer, [made] without lips of deceit.”

[50:7]  ¹⁰ tn The words “he says” are supplied in the translation for clarification. God’s charges against his people follow.

[50:7]  ¹¹ tn Heb “Israel, and I will testify against you.” The imperative “listen” is understood in the second line by ellipsis (note the preceding line).

[61:1]  ¹³ sn Psalm 61. The psalmist cries out for help and expresses his confidence that God will protect him.

[84:8]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “Lord, God, hosts.” One expects the construct form אֱלֹהֵי before צְבָאוֹת (tsÿva’ot, “hosts”; see Ps 89:9) but יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים (yehvah ’elohim) precedes צְבָאוֹת in Pss 59:5 and 80:4, 19 as well.

[97:8]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “daughters.” The term “daughters” refers to the cities of Judah surrounding Zion (see Ps 48:11 and H. Haag, TDOT 2:336).

[39:12]  ²² tn Heb “do not be deaf to my tears.”

[39:12]  ²³ tn Heb “For a resident alien [am] I with you, a sojourner like all my fathers.”

[102:1]  ²⁵ sn Psalm 102. The psalmist laments his oppressed state, but longs for a day when the Lord will restore Jerusalem and vindicate his suffering people.

[102:1]  ²⁶ tn Heb “and may my cry for help come to you.”