A contemplation by Asaph. Hear my teaching, my people. Turn your ears to the words of my mouth.
Parallel translations
- KJV Give ear, O my people, to my law: incline your ears to the words of my mouth.
- BSB A Maskil of Asaph. Give ear, O my people, to my instruction; listen to the words of my mouth.
- NKJV Give ear, O my people, to my law; Incline your ears to the words of my mouth.
- NASB Listen, my people, to my instruction; Incline your ears to the words of my mouth.
- NLT O my people, listen to my instructions. Open your ears to what I am saying,
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Cross-references · 10
- Isa 51:4“Listen to me, my people; and hear me, my nation: for a law will go out from me, and I will establish my justice for a light to the peoples.
- Isa 55:3Turn your ear, and come to me. Hear, and your soul will live: and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.
- Prov 8:4–6“To you men, I call! I send my voice to the sons of mankind.
- 2 Chr 15:1–16The Spirit of God came on Azariah the son of Oded:
- Ps 74:1A contemplation by Asaph. God, why have you rejected us forever? Why does your anger smolder against the sheep of your pasture?
- Judg 5:3“Hear, you kings! Give ear, you princes! I, even I, will sing to Yahweh. I will sing praise to Yahweh, the God of Israel.
- Ps 50:7“Hear, my people, and I will speak; Israel, and I will testify against you. I am God, your God.
- Ps 49:1–3For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by the sons of Korah. Hear this, all you peoples. Listen, all you inhabitants of the world,
- Matt 13:9He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
- Ps 51:4Against you, and you only, I have sinned, and done that which is evil in your sight; that you may be proved right when you speak, and justified when you judge.
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