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For the director.לַמְנַצֵּחַWith stringed instruments.בִּנְגִינֹתA maskilמַשְׂכִּילof David.לְדָוִדGive ear,הַאֲזִינָהElohim,אֱלֹהִיםto my prayer,תְּפִלָּתִיand do notוְאַלhide yourselfתִּתְעַלַּםfrom my supplication.מִתְּחִנָּתִי
Psalms 55:1
Study it in the app“For the director. With stringed instruments. A maskil of David. Give ear, Elohim, to my prayer, and do not hide yourself from my supplication.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 55:1, word by word
- For the directorמְנַצֵּחַmenatseach
direct
To take charge of directing a work or the singing and music of the psalms.
Where else “menatseach” appears- With stringed instrumentsנְגִינֹתneginot
stringed instrument
What is played on strings to accompany a psalm.
Where else “neginot” appears- A maskilמַשְׂכִּילmaskil
maskil
Maskil: a word in the title of thirteen psalms. It comes from "understand" and probably names a skillful or teaching poem. Its exact sense is not known.
Where else “maskil” appears- of Davidדָוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- Give earהַאֲזִינָhaazina
listen, give ear
Give ear, listen carefully.
Where else “haazina” appears- Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- to my prayerתְּפִלָּתִtefilati
prayer
Prayer: words addressed to God to ask, to intercede or to praise. Several psalms bear this name.
Where else “tefilati” appears- hide yourselfתִּתְעַלַּםtitalam
ignore
To turn the eyes away; to look the other way when something must be done.
Where else “titalam” appears- from my supplicationתְּחִנָּתִtechinati
plea
A request asking for mercy.
Where else “techinati” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2Attend to me and answer me; I am restless in my complaint and I am distraught,