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- Chapter 55
- Verse 2
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Commentary
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Gill's Exposition
Attend unto me, and hear me,.... So as to answer, and that immediately and directly, his case requiring present help;
I mourn in my complaint; or "in my meditation" (p); solitary thoughts, and…
Barnes' Notes
Attend unto me, and hear me - This also is the language of earnest supplication, as if he was afraid that God would not regard his cry. These varied forms of speech show the intense earnestness of the…
In these verses we have,
I. David praying. Prayer is a salve for every sore and a relief to the spirit under every burden: Give ear to my prayer, O God! Psa 55:1, Psa 55:2. He does not set down the…
Cambridge Bible
hear me Answer me.
I mourn&c. Render, I am restless in my complaint, and am distracted (R.V. moan). A word used in Gen 27:40 of a roving life, in Jer 2:31 of impatience of restraint (R.V. break…
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