For the Chief Musician. To Jeduthun. A Psalm by Asaph. My cry goes to God! Indeed, I cry to God for help, and for him to listen to me.
Parallel translations
- KJV I cried unto God with my voice, even unto God with my voice; and he gave ear unto me.
- BSB For the choirmaster. According to Jeduthun. A Psalm of Asaph. I cried out to God; I cried aloud to God to hear me.
- NKJV I cried out to God with my voice— To God with my voice; And He gave ear to me.
- NASB My voice rises to God, and I will cry aloud; My voice rises to God, and He will listen to me.
- NLT I cry out to God; yes, I shout. Oh, that God would listen to me!
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Cross-references · 11
- Ps 3:4I cry to Yahweh with my voice, and he answers me out of his holy hill. Selah.
- Ps 50:1A Psalm by Asaph. The Mighty One, God, Yahweh, speaks, and calls the earth from sunrise to sunset.
- Ps 142:1–3A contemplation by David, when he was in the cave. A Prayer. I cry with my voice to Yahweh. With my voice, I ask Yahweh for mercy.
- Ps 62:1For the Chief Musician. To Jeduthun. A Psalm by David. My soul rests in God alone. My salvation is from him.
- Ps 39:1For the Chief Musician. For Jeduthun. A Psalm by David. I said, “I will watch my ways, so that I don’t sin with my tongue. I will keep my mouth with a bridle while the wicked is before me.”
- Ps 34:6This poor man cried, and Yahweh heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.
- Ps 55:16–17As for me, I will call on God. Yahweh will save me.
- 1 Chr 25:3Of Jeduthun; the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied in giving thanks and praising Yahweh with the harp.
- 1 Chr 25:6All these were under the hands of their father for song in Yahweh’s house, with cymbals, stringed instruments, and harps, for the service of God’s house; Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman being under the order of the king.
- Ps 116:1–2I love Yahweh, because he listens to my voice, and my cries for mercy.
- 1 Chr 16:41–42and with them Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest who were chosen, who were mentioned by name, to give thanks to Yahweh, because his loving kindness endures forever;
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