Psalm 55:2

Translations

Modern

Attend to me and answer me. I am restless in my complaint, and distraught

Traditional

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

Literal

Be attentive to me, and answer me; for I am restless in my complaint, and make a noise,

Latin

…intende mihi, et exaudi me. Contristatus sum in exercitatione mea, et conturbatus sum

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English

Attend to me and answer me. I am restless in my complaint, and distraught

Notes

Psalms 55:1–3

The occasion for this prayer is an attack by an enemy.

Psalms 55:1–23

The psalmist faces enemies led by a former friend (Psalm 55:12–14). This causes him great distress. He prays to the Lord and trusts him for justice (Psalm 55:22–23).

Jesus went through similar pain when Judas, his friend, betrayed him. He also experienced the psalmist’s prayer being answered:

by taking the place of the wicked and receiving their punishment (Isaiah 53:7–9), and
by trusting the Father, who saved (Luke 23:46) and rewarded him (Isaiah 53:10–12).

Psalms 51:1–65:13

These psalms of David share a common theme. They reflect on the experience of evil. In Psalm 51, the psalmist admits his wrongdoing and asks for God's forgiveness. Psalms 52–64 express sorrow over specific evils David faced. A song of praise (Psalm 65) brings David's laments to an end.

Theme notes and profiles

David

Related verses

Isaiah 38:14
I chirp like a swallow or crane; I moan like a dove. My eyes grow weak as I look upward. O Lord, I am oppressed; be my security.”
Psalm 77:3
I remembered You, O God, and I groaned; I mused and my spirit grew faint. Selah
Psalm 66:19
But God has surely heard; He has attended to the sound of my prayer.
Isaiah 59:11
We all growl like bears and moan like doves. We hope for justice, but find none, for salvation, but it is far from us.
Psalm 64:1
For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Hear, O God, my voice of complaint; preserve my life from dread of the enemy.
Psalm 38:6
I am bent and brought low; all day long I go about mourning.
Psalm 102:9–10
For I have eaten ashes like bread and mixed my drink with tears
Psalm 43:2
For You are the God of my refuge. Why have You rejected me? Why must I walk in sorrow because of the enemy’s oppression?
Psalm 32:3
When I kept silent, my bones became brittle from my groaning all day long.
Psalm 13:1–2
For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. How long, O LORD? Will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me?

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