Psalms 55:2
Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise;
Attend vnto me, and heare me: I mourne in my complaint, and make a noise.
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1HOW long wilt thou forget me, O Lord? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?
2How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?
1¶ How long wilt thou forget mee (O LORD) for euer? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?
2How long shall I take counsel in my soule, hauing sorrow in my heart dayly? how long shall mine enemie be exalted ouer me?
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Psalms 55:2
1. To give heed, listen, or direct attention toward. 2. To wait upon, serve, or devote oneself to.
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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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Sense 1: To grieve, sorrow, lament, weep, or express distress. Sense 2: To show the effects of ruin and sorrow.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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An expression or utterance of grief, pain, trouble, or heaviness; a lament.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
To form, create, produce, cause, appoint, perform, or render into a stated condition.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893
Sense 1: An audible sound or collection of sounds. Sense 2: Figuratively, loud but ineffectual report or display. Sense 3: To spread by report.
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55:1GIVE ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.
55:1¶ Giue eare to my prayer, O God: and hide not thy selfe from my supplication.
55:2Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise;
55:2Attend vnto me, and heare me: I mourne in my complaint, and make a noise.
Selected passage55:3Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me.
55:3Because of the voyce of the enemie, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquitie vpon me, and in wrath they hate me.
55:4My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.
55:4My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrours of death are fallen vpon me.
55:5Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me.
55:5†Fearefulnesse and trembling are come vpon me, and horrour hath ouerwhelmed me.
55:6And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest.
55:6And I said, O that I had wings like a doue; for then would I flee away and be at rest.
55:7Lo, then would I wander far off, and remain in the wilderness. Selah.
55:7Loe, then would I wander farre off, and remaine in the wildernesse. Selah.
55:8I would hasten my escape from the windy storm and tempest.
55:8I would hasten my escape from the windie storme, and tempest.
55:9Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.
55:9Destroy, O LORD, and diuide their tongues: for I haue seene violence and strife in the citie.
55:10Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof: mischief also and sorrow are in the midst of it.
55:10Day and night they goe about it vpon the walles thereof: mischiefe also and sorrow are in the midst of it.
55:11Wickedness is in the midst thereof: deceit and guile depart not from her streets.
55:11Wickednesse is in the midst thereof: deceite and guile depart not from her streets.
55:12For it was not an enemy that reproached me; then I could have borne it: neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me; then I would have hid myself from him:
55:12For it was not an enemie that reproached me, then I could haue borne it, neither was it hee that hated me, that did magnifie himselfe against me, then I would haue hid my selfe from him.
55:13But it was thou, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance.
55:13†But it was thou, a man, mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance.
55:14We took sweet counsel together, and walked unto the house of God in company.
55:14†Wee tooke sweet counsell together, and walked vnto the house of God in companie.
55:15Let death seize upon them, and let them go down quick into hell: for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them.
55:15‖Let death seaze vpon them, and let them goe downe quicke into hell: for wickednes is in their dwellings, and among them.
55:16As for me, I will call upon God; and the Lord shall save me.
55:16As for me, I will call vpon God: and the LORD shall saue me.
55:17Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.
55:17Euening and morning, and at noone will I pray, and crie aloud: and he shall heare my voyce.
55:18He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me: for there were many with me.
55:18He hath deliuered my soule in peace from the battell that was against me: for there were many with me.
55:19God shall hear, and afflict them, even he that abideth of old. Selah. Because they have no changes, therefore they fear not God.
55:19‖God shall heare and afflict them, euen he that abideth of old, Selah: because they haue no changes, therefore they feare not God.
55:20He hath put forth his hands against such as be at peace with him: he hath broken his covenant.
55:20†He hath put foorth his handes against such as be at peace with him: he hath broken his couenant.
55:21The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.
55:21 The words of his mouth were smoother then butter, but warre was in his heart: his words were softer then oyle, yet were they drawen swords.
55:22Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
55:22*‖Cast thy burden vpon the LORD, and he shall sustaine thee: hee shall neuer suffer the righteous to bee moued.
55:23But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee.
55:23††But thou, O God, shalt bring them downe into the pit of destruction: Bloody and deceitfull men shall not liue out halfe their dayes, but I will trust in thee.