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Psalms 55:1

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GIVE ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.

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1 Peter 3:12Rank 1 from verse 1
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¹²For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.
Psalms 86:6Rank 2 from verse 1
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⁶Give ear, O Lord, unto my prayer; and attend to the voice of my supplications.
Psalms 61:1Rank 3 from verse 1
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¹HEAR my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer.
Psalms 27:9Rank 4 from verse 1
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⁹Hide not thy face far from me; put not thy servant away in anger: thou hast been my help; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.
Psalms 64:1Rank 5 from verse 1
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¹HEAR my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy.
Psalms 80:1Rank 6 from verse 1
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¹GIVE ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth.
Psalms 143:7Rank 7 from verse 1
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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.
Psalms 54:1–2Rank 8 from verse 1
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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.
Psalms 84:8Rank 9 from verse 1
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⁸O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer: give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah.
Psalms 5:1Rank 10 from verse 1
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¹GIVE ear to my words, O Lord, consider my meditation.
Psalms 80:4Rank 11 from verse 1
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⁴O Lord God of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people?
Lamentations 3:8Rank 12 from verse 1
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⁸Also when I cry and shout, he shutteth out my prayer.
Psalms 17:1Rank 13 from verse 1
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¹HEAR the right, O Lord, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.
Psalms 28:1Rank 14 from verse 1
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¹UNTO thee will I cry, O Lord my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.
Psalms 6:1Rank 15 from verse 1
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¹O LORD, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.

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Psalms 55:1

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give

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To grant, hand, offer, supply, yield, or cause to have.

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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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God

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The one true God.

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hide

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Sense 1: To conceal, keep from sight or knowledge, or lie concealed. Sense 2: As a noun, an animal skin.

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supplication

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A humble or earnest request, plea, or prayer.

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COMBINED MEANING

1. At, upon, or in contact with the named place, object, side, or time. 2. Toward, against, concerning, depending upon, or directed to the named person or thing. 3. Forward or continuing; in joined expressions such as go on, put on, and lay hold on, the other words supply the particular action.

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¹GIVE ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.

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