Psalms 130:2

2 Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to my cry for mercy.

Psalms 130:2 in Other Translations

2 Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.

2 O Lord, hear my voice! Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my pleas for mercy!

2 Hear my cry, O Lord. Pay attention to my prayer.

2 Listen hard! Open your ears! Listen to my cries for mercy.

2 Lord, listen to my voice; let Your ears be attentive to my cry for help.

Psalms 130:2 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 130:2

Lord, hear my voice
His prayer, which was vocal: God is a God hearing prayer; sometimes his people think he does not hear them; but he always does, and in his own time answers; for to hear prayer with him is to answer it; which he does likewise in his own way as well as time; and not always in the way and at the time his people would have him;

let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications;
his prayers put up in an humble suppliant manner, for grace and mercy; not pleading merit and righteousness: these he desires God would hearken to and hear, listen unto, bow and incline his ears, as he is sometimes said to do; which is a wonderful instance of his condescension.

Psalms 130:2 In-Context

1 Out of the depths I cry to you, LORD;

2 Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to my cry for mercy.

3 If you, LORD, kept a record of sins, Lord, who could stand?

4 But with you there is forgiveness, so that we can, with reverence, serve you.

5 I wait for the LORD, my whole being waits, and in his word I put my hope.

Cross References

• 1. S Psalms 27:7; Psalms 28:2
• 2. S 2 Chronicles 6:40; Psalms 64:1
• 3. S Psalms 28:6; Psalms 31:22; Psalms 86:6; Psalms 140:6