Answer me quickly, O Lord; my spirit fails. Do not hide your face from me, or I shall be like those who go down to the Pit.
Psalm 55:1 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 Give ear to my prayer, O God; do not hide yourself from my supplication. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Give ear to my prayer, O God; And hide not thyself from my supplication. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition LISTEN TO my prayer, O God, and hide not Yourself from my supplication! American Standard Version (1901) Give ear to my prayer, O God; And hide not thyself from my supplication. Common English Bible God, listen to my prayer; don’t avoid my request! Catholic Public Domain Version Unto the end. For the people who have become far removed from the Sacred. Of David, with the inscription of a title, when the Philistines held him in Gath. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Unto the end, for a people that is removed at a distance from the sanctuary for David, for an inscription of a title (or pillar) when the Philistines held him in Geth. |
Answer me quickly, O Lord; my spirit fails. Do not hide your face from me, or I shall be like those who go down to the Pit.
Hear a just cause, O Lord; attend to my cry; give ear to my prayer from lips free of deceit.
Do not hide your face from me. Do not turn your servant away in anger, you who have been my help. Do not cast me off; do not forsake me, O God of my salvation!
To you, O Lord, I call; my rock, do not refuse to hear me, for if you are silent to me, I shall be like those who go down to the Pit.
Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint; preserve my life from the dread enemy.
Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a flock! You who are enthroned upon the cherubim, shine forth
O Lord God of hosts, how long will you be angry with your people’s prayers?
you heard my plea, “Do not close your ear to my cry for help, but give me relief!”
For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”