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Psalm 5:1
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KJ21
Give ear to my words, O Lord; consider my meditation.
ASV
For the Chief Musician; with the Nehiloth. A Psalm of David. Give ear to my words, O Jehovah, Consider my meditation.
AMP
To the Chief Musician; on wind instruments. A Psalm of David. Listen to my words, O Lord, Consider my groaning and sighing.
AMPC
Listen to my words, O Lord, give heed to my sighing and groaning.
BRG
To the chief Musician upon Nehiloth, A Psalm of David. Give ear to my words, O Lord, consider my meditation.
CSB
For the choir director: with the flutes. A psalm of David. Listen to my words, Lord; consider my sighing.
CSBA
For the choir director: with the flutes. A psalm of David. Listen to my words, Lord; consider my sighing.
CEB
Hear my words, Lord! Consider my groans!
CJB
For the leader. On wind instruments. A psalm of David:
CEV
(A psalm by David for the music leader. Use flutes.) Listen, Lord, as I pray! Pay attention when I groan.
DARBY
To the chief Musician. Upon Nehiloth. A Psalm of David. Give ear to my words, O Jehovah; consider my meditation.
DRA
Unto the end, for her that obtaineth the inheritance. A psalm of David.
ERV
To the director: With flutes. A song of David. Lord, listen to me and understand what I am trying to say.
EASY
Tell the music leader to use flutes. This is a song that David wrote. Lord, listen to what I say to you. I am upset, so think about what I am saying.
EHV
For the choir director. For flutes. A psalm by David. Turn your ear to my words, O Lord. Understand me when I sigh.
ESV
To the choirmaster: for the flutes. A Psalm of David. Give ear to my words, O Lord; consider my groaning.
ESVUK
To the choirmaster: for the flutes. A Psalm of David. Give ear to my words, O Lord; consider my groaning.
EXB
For the director of music. For flutes. A psalm of David. Lord, ·listen [L give ear] to my words. Understand my ·sadness [L moans; sighs].
GNV
David oppressed with the cruelty of his enemies, and fearing greater dangers, calleth to God for succor, showing how requisite it is that God should punish the malice of his adversaries. 7 After, being assured of prosperous success, he conceiveth comfort, 12 concluding, that when God shall deliver him, others also shall be partakers of the same mercies. To him that excelleth upon Nehiloth. A Psalm of David. Hear my words, O Lord: understand my meditation.
GW
For the choir director; for flutes; a psalm by David. Open your ears to my words, O Lord. Consider my innermost thoughts.
GNT
Listen to my words, O Lord, and hear my sighs.
HCSB
For the choir director: with the flutes. A Davidic psalm. Listen to my words, Lord; consider my sighing.
ICB
For the director of music. For flutes. A song of David. Lord, listen to my words. Understand what I am thinking.
ISV
To the Director: For flutes. A Davidic Psalm Lord, listen to my words, consider my groaning.
JUB
To the Overcomer upon Nehiloth, A Psalm of David. ¶ Give ear to my words, O LORD; consider my meditation.
KJV
Give ear to my words, O Lord, consider my meditation.
AKJV
To the chief Musician upon Nehiloth, A Psalm of David. Give ear to my words, O Lord, consider my meditation.
LSB
For the choir director. For the flutes. A Psalm of David. Give ear to my words, O Yahweh, Consider my meditation.
LEB
For the music director; with the flutes. A psalm of David. Hear my words, O Yahweh. Give heed to my sighing.
TLB
O Lord, hear me praying; listen to my plea, O God my King, for I will never pray to anyone but you.
MSG
Listen, God! Please, pay attention! Can you make sense of these ramblings, my groans and cries? King-God, I need your help. Every morning you’ll hear me at it again. Every morning I lay out the pieces of my life on your altar and watch for fire to descend.
MEV
For the Music Director. With the flutes. A Psalm of David. Give ear to my words, O Lord; consider my meditation.
NOG
For the choir director; for flutes; a psalm by David. Open your ears to my words, O Yahweh. Consider my innermost thoughts.
NABRE
For the leader; with wind instruments. A psalm of David.
NASB
Listen to my words, Lord, Consider my sighing.
NASB1995
Give ear to my words, O Lord, Consider my groaning.
NCB
For the director. With flutes. A psalm of David.
NCV
For the director of music. For flutes. A psalm of David. Lord, listen to my words. Understand my sadness.
NET
For the music director, to be accompanied by wind instruments; a psalm of David. Listen to what I say, Lord! Carefully consider my complaint!
NIRV
For the director of music. A psalm of David to be played on flutes. Lord, listen to my words. Pay attention when I mourn.
NIV
Listen to my words, Lord, consider my lament.
NIVUK
For the director of music. For pipes. A psalm of David. Listen to my words, Lord, consider my lament.
NKJV
To the Chief Musician. With flutes. A Psalm of David. Give ear to my words, O Lord, Consider my meditation.
NLV
Hear my words, O Lord. Think about my crying.
NLT
For the choir director: A psalm of David, to be accompanied by the flute. O Lord, hear me as I pray; pay attention to my groaning.
NRSVA
To the leader: for the flutes. A Psalm of David. Give ear to my words, O Lord; give heed to my sighing.
NRSVACE
To the leader: for the flutes. A Psalm of David. Give ear to my words, O Lord; give heed to my sighing.
NRSVCE
To the leader: for the flutes. A Psalm of David. Give ear to my words, O Lord; give heed to my sighing.
NRSVUE
To the leader: for the flutes. A Psalm of David. Listen to my words, O Lord; attend to my sighing.
OJB
(For the one directing. For the flutes. Mizmor Dovid) Give ear to my words, Hashem, consider my meditation.
RGT
Hear my words, O LORD. Understand my meditation.
RSV
To the choirmaster: for the flutes. A Psalm of David. Give ear to my words, O Lord; give heed to my groaning.
RSVCE
To the choirmaster: for the flutes. A Psalm of David. Give ear to my words, O Lord; give heed to my groaning.
TLV
For the music director, on the wind instruments, a psalm of David.
VOICE
For the worship leader. A song of David accompanied by flutes. Bend Your ear to me and listen to my words, O Eternal One; hear the deep cry of my heart.
WEB
For the Chief Musician, with the flutes. A Psalm by David. Give ear to my words, Yahweh. Consider my meditation.
WYC
To the overcomer, on the heritages, the psalm of David. Lord, perceive thou my words with ears; understand thou my cry. (To the overcomer, for the inheritance, the song of David. Lord, hear thou my words; understand my cry.)
YLT
To the Overseer, `Concerning the Inheritances.' -- A Psalm of David. My sayings hear, O Jehovah, Consider my meditation.
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