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Adonai,אֲדֹנָיhearשִׁמְעָהmy voice;בְקוֹלִיlet your earsאָזְנֶיךָbeתִּהְיֶינָהattentiveקַשֻּׁבוֹתto the voiceלְקוֹלof my supplications.תַּחֲנוּנָי
Psalms 130:2
Study it in the app“Adonai, hear my voice; let your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 130:2, word by word
- Adonaiאֲדֹנָadona
Adonai, Lord
"Adonai": "my Lord", said only to God. It is a title of respect that acknowledges his authority. It is not another god besides YHWH: often it goes with his name, "Adonai YHWH", Lord YHWH.
Where else “adona” appears- hearשִׁמְעָshima
obey
To obey: "listen to the voice" of someone.
Where else “shima” appears- my voiceקוֹלִkoli
voice
What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.
Where else “koli” appears- let your earsאָזְנֶיazne
hearing
The ear that listens: "incline your ear".
Where else “azne” appears- beתִּהְיֶינָהtihyena
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “tihyena” appears- attentiveקַשֻּׁבוֹתkashuvot
attentive
Attentive: listening, heeding carefully. Said of God's ears toward prayer.
Where else “kashuvot” appears- of my supplicationsתַּחֲנוּנָtachanuna
supplication
Supplication: a plea that asks for favor or mercy. It belongs to the same family as "show favor."
Where else “tachanuna” appears
The context
1A song of the ascents. From the depths I have called to you, YHWH.
2 · This verse (above)
3If you keep iniquities, Yah, Adonai, who could stand?