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Psalms 54:2

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Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth.
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  1. Psalms 130:2Rank 1 from verse 2
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    2Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.

  2. Psalms 13:3Rank 2 from verse 2
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    3Consider and hear me, O Lord my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death;

  3. Psalms 143:7Rank 3 from verse 2
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    7Hear me speedily, O Lord: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit.

  4. Psalms 5:1–3Rank 4 from verse 2
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    1GIVE ear to my words, O Lord, consider my meditation.

    2Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray.

    3My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.

  5. Psalms 55:1–2Rank 5 from verse 2
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    1GIVE ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.

    2Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise;

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Psalms 54:2

COMBINED MEANING

hear

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Sense 1: To perceive sound or spoken words. Sense 2: To receive or learn by report. Sense 3: To listen to, regard, or heed. Sense 4: To attend favourably to a request.

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ear

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Sense 1: The organ of hearing. Sense 2: The seed-bearing head of grain.

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words

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Spoken or written expressions, sayings, statements, messages, commands, promises, reports, or units of meaningful speech.

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mouth

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Sense 1: The bodily opening used for eating, breathing, and speaking. Sense 2: The opening or entrance of a thing. Sense 3: Speech, utterance, or the agency of speaking.

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1SAVE me, O God, by thy name, and judge me by thy strength.

2Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth.

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3For strangers are risen up against me, and oppressors seek after my soul: they have not set God before them. Selah.

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