Psalms 6:9

6:9 The Lord has heard my appeal for mercy;

the Lord has accepted ¹  my prayer.

Psalms 54:2

54:2 O God, listen to my prayer!

Pay attention to what I say! ² 

Psalms 65:2

65:2 You hear prayers; ³ 

all people approach you. ⁴ 

Psalms 66:20

66:20 God deserves praise, ⁵ 

for ⁶  he did not reject my prayer

or abandon his love for me! ⁷ 

Psalms 88:2

88:2 Listen to my prayer! ⁸ 

Pay attention ⁹  to my cry for help!

Psalms 88:13

88:13 As for me, I cry out to you, O Lord;

in the morning my prayer confronts you.

Psalms 141:2

141:2 May you accept my prayer like incense,

my uplifted hands like the evening offering! ¹⁰ 

[6:9]  ¹ tn The prefixed verbal form is probably a preterite here; it is parallel to a perfect and refers to the fact that the Lord has responded favorably to the psalmist’s request.

[54:2]  ² tn Heb “to the words of my mouth.”

[65:2]  ³ tn Heb “O one who hears prayer.”

[65:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “to you all flesh comes.”

[66:20]  ⁴ tn Heb “blessed [be] God.”

[66:20]  ⁵ tn Or “who.” In a blessing formula after בָּרוּךְ (barukh, “blessed be”) the form אֲשֶׁר (’asher), whether taken as a relative pronoun or causal particle, introduces the basis for the blessing/praise.

[66:20]  ⁶ tn Heb “did not turn aside my prayer and his loyal love with me.”

[88:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “may my prayer come before you.” The prefixed verbal form is understood as a jussive, indicating the psalmist’s desire or prayer.

[88:2]  ⁶ tn Heb “turn your ear.”

[141:2]  ⁶ tn Heb “may my prayer be established [like] incense before you, the uplifting of my hands [like] an evening offering.”