King James Version

Psalms 5:2

Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 5:3.

הַקְשִׁ֤יבָהhaqshivahattendקָשַׁבverb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, paragogic he — “attend”, a commandH7181to prick up the ears, i.e. hearkenattend, (cause to) hear(-ken), give heed, incline, mark (well), regard.לְק֬וֹלleqolto soundקוֹלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “to sound”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6963a voice or sound[phrase] aloud, bleating, crackling, cry ([phrase] out), fame, lightness, lowing, noise, [phrase] hold peace, (pro-) claim, proclamation, [phrase] sing, sound, [phrase] spark, thunder(-ing), voice, [phrase] yell.שַׁוְעִ֗יshavicryשֶׁוַעnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “cry”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7773a halloocry.מַלְכִּ֥יmalkikingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “king”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4428a kingking, royal.וֵאלֹהָ֑יvelohayand Godאֱלֹהִיםconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and God”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.כִּֽיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…אֵ֝לֶ֗יךָeleykhaamongאֵלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).אֶתְפַּלָּֽלetpalaljudgeפָּלַלverb, hithpael, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “judge”, an unfinished actionH6419to judge (officially or mentally); by extension, to intercede, prayintreat, judge(-ment), (make) pray(-er, -ing), make supplication.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(5-3) Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God; for unto Thee do I pray.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God; For unto thee do I pray.

Young’s Literal Translation

Be attentive to the voice of my cry, My king and my God, For unto Thee I pray habitually.

World English Bible

Listen to the voice of my cry, my King and my God, for I pray to you.

Darby Translation

Hearken unto the voice of my crying, my king and my God; for to thee will I pray.

Douay-Rheims

Give ear, O Lord, to my words, understand my cry.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(5-3) Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God; for unto Thee do I pray.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Attend to the voice of my supplication, my King, and my God: for to thee, O Lord, will I pray.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

πρόσχες τῇ φωνῇ τῆς δεήσεώς μου, ὁ βασιλεύς μου καὶ ὁ Θεός μου· ὅτι πρὸς σὲ προσεύξομαι Κύριε,