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Heedהַקְשִׁיבָהthe voiceלְקוֹלof my cry,שַׁוְעִיmy Kingמַלְכִּיand my Elohim,וֵאלֹהָיforכִּיto youאֵלֶיךָI pray.אֶתְפַּלָּל
Psalms 5:2
Study it in the app“Heed the voice of my cry, my King and my Elohim, for to you I pray.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 5:2, word by word
- Heedהַקְשִׁיבָhakshiva
pay attention, listen
To pay attention, to listen carefully, to prick up the ears. It is more than hearing: it is heeding what is said.
Where else “hakshiva” appears- the voiceקוֹלkol
voice
What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.
Where else “kol” appears- of my cryשַׁוְעִshavi
cry for help
Outcry: a shout with which one asks for help.
Where else “shavi” appears- my Kingמַלְכִּmalki
supreme king
YHWH, king of Israel and the earth.
Where else “malki” appears- and my Elohimאלֹהָloha
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “loha” appears- I prayאֶתְפַּלָּלetpalal
pray
To talk with God, often asking for others.
Where else “etpalal” appears
The context
1For the director. For the flutes. A psalm of David. Give ear to my sayings, YHWH; consider my murmuring.
2 · This verse (above)
3YHWH, in the morning you hear my voice; in the morning I lay out my prayer for you and keep watch.