KJV King James Version
To the chief Musician upon Neginah, [A Psalm] of David. Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Psalm 61:1
To the chief Musician upon Neginah, [A Psalm] of David. Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. Of David. Hear my cry, O God; attend to my prayer.
WEB World English Bible
For the Chief Musician. For a stringed instrument. By David. Hear my cry, God. Listen to my prayer.
ASV American Standard Version
For the Chief Musician; on a stringed instrument. A Psalm of David. Hear my cry, O God; Attend unto my prayer.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
To the Overseer, on stringed instruments.—By David. Hear, O God, my loud cry, attend to my prayer.
Surrounding context — Psalm 61
1 To the chief Musician upon Neginah, [A Psalm] of David. Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer.
2 From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock [that] is higher than I.
3 For thou hast been a shelter for me, [and] a strong tower from the enemy.
4 I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah.
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Cross-references
Philippians 4:6Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.Psalm 4:1To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm of David. Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me [when I was] in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.Psalm 86:6Give ear, O LORD, unto my prayer; and attend to the voice of my supplications.Psalm 130:2Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.Psalm 55:1-2To the chief Musician on Neginoth, Maschil, [A Psalm] of David. Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.Psalm 17:1A Prayer of David. Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, [that goeth] not out of feigned lips.Psalm 5:1-3To the chief Musician upon Nehiloth, A Psalm of David. Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation.Psalm 54:1To the chief Musician on Neginoth, Maschil, [A Psalm] of David, when the Ziphims came and said to Saul, Doth not David hide himself with us? Save me, O God, by thy name, and judge me by thy strength.Psalm 6:1To the chief Musician on Neginoth upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David. O LORD, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.Psalm 64:1To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy.Psalm 28:2Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle.
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