Attend to me, and answer me. I am restless in my complaint, and moan,
Parallel translations
- KJV Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise;
- BSB Attend to me and answer me. I am restless in my complaint, and distraught
- NKJV Attend to me, and hear me; I am restless in my complaint, and moan noisily,
- NASB Give Your attention to me and answer me; I am restless in my complaint and severely distracted,
- NLT Please listen and answer me, for I am overwhelmed by my troubles.
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Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 10
- Isa 38:14I chattered like a swallow or a crane. I moaned like a dove. My eyes weaken looking upward. Lord, I am oppressed. Be my security.”
- Ps 66:19But most certainly, God has listened. He has heard the voice of my prayer.
- Ps 77:3I remember God, and I groan. I complain, and my spirit is overwhelmed. Selah.
- Isa 59:11We all roar like bears, and moan bitterly like doves. We look for justice, but there is none; for salvation, but it is far off from us.
- Ps 64:1For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. Hear my voice, God, in my complaint. Preserve my life from fear of the enemy.
- Ps 38:6I am pained and bowed down greatly. I go mourning all day long.
- Ps 102:9–10For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mixed my drink with tears,
- Ps 43:2For you are the God of my strength. Why have you rejected me? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
- Ps 32:3When I kept silence, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long.
- Ps 13:1–2For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. How long, Yahweh? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?
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