Psalms 54:2

2 God, hear my prayer; listen to the words from my mouth.

Psalms 54:2 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 54:2

Hear my prayer, O God
The psalmist first puts up his petitions, and then desires to be heard; his distress, and the fervency of his spirit, not suffering him to observe order;

give ear to the words of my mouth;
for the prayer which was conceived in his mind, and inwrought there by the Spirit of God, was expressed vocally.

Psalms 54:2 In-Context

1 For the leader. With stringed instruments. A maskil of David, when the Zifim came and told Sha'ul, "David is hiding with us": God, deliver me by your name; in your power, vindicate me.

2 God, hear my prayer; listen to the words from my mouth.

3 For foreigners are rising against me, violent men are seeking my life; they give no thought to God. (Selah)

4 But God is helping me; Adonai is my support.

5 May he repay the evil to those who are lying in wait for me. In your faithfulness, destroy them!