“Listen to my words, you wise men; hear me, you learned men.

O Lord, hear my prayer! Pay attention to my plea for mercy!

Pay attention and listen to my message! Be attentive and listen to what I have to say!

Listen, O heavens, and I will speak; hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.

If I summoned him, and he answered me, I would not believe that he would be listening to my voice –

“But now, O Job, listen to my words, and hear everything I have to say!

“If you have understanding, listen to this, hear what I have to say.

“Pay attention to this, Job! Stand still and consider the wonders God works.

O God, listen to my prayer! Pay attention to what I say!

Who among you will pay attention to this? Who will listen attentively in the future?

Then I said to the people of Judah, “Listen and pay attention! Do not be arrogant! For the Lord has spoken.

Balaam uttered his oracle, and said, “Rise up, Balak, and hear; Listen to me, son of Zippor:

Then you came back and wept before the Lord, but he paid no attention to you whatsoever.

Hear, O kings! Pay attention, O rulers! I will sing to the Lord! I will sing to the Lord God of Israel!

The Lord sent prophets among them to lead them back to him. They warned the people, but they would not pay attention.

Look, I waited for you to speak; I listened closely to your wise thoughts,while you were searching for words.

For the music director, to be accompanied by wind instruments; a psalm of David. Listen to what I say, Lord! Carefully consider my complaint!

A prayer of David. Lord, consider my just cause! Pay attention to my cry for help! Listen to the prayer I sincerely offer!

For the music director, a psalm by the Korahites. Listen to this, all you nations! Pay attention, all you inhabitants of the world!

For the music director, to be accompanied by stringed instruments; a well-written song by David. Listen, O God, to my prayer! Do not ignore my appeal for mercy!