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For the director.לַמְנַצֵּחַOn a stringed instrument.עַל נְגִינַתOf David.לְדָוִדHear,שִׁמְעָהElohim,אֱלֹהִיםmy cry;רִנָּתִיattendהַקְשִׁיבָהto my prayer.תְּפִלָּתִי
Psalms 61:1
Study it in the app“For the director. On a stringed instrument. Of David. Hear, Elohim, my cry; attend to my prayer.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 61:1, 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- On a stringed instrumentנְגִינַתneginat
stringed instrument
What is played on strings to accompany a psalm.
Where else “neginat” appears- Of Davidדָוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- Hearשִׁמְעָshima
listen
To pay close attention, or heed a plea.
Where else “shima” appears- Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- my cryרִנָּתִrinati
cry for help
A plea to God for help.
Where else “rinati” appears- attendהַקְשִׁיבָhakshiva
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- 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
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2From the end of the earth to you I call when my heart grows faint; to the rock that is higher than I guide me.