King James Version

Psalms 55:17

Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 55:18.

עֶ֤רֶבerevevenעֶרֶבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “even”, the ordinary formH6153dusk[phrase] day, even(-ing, tide), night.וָבֹ֣קֶרvavoqerand dayבֹּקֶרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and day”, the ordinary formH1242properly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning([phrase]) day, early, morning, morrow.וְ֭צָהֳרַיִםvetsahorayimand noonצֹהַרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “and noon”, the ordinary formH6672a light (i.e. window); dual double light, i.e. noonmidday, noon(-day, -tide), window.אָשִׂ֣יחָהasichahcommuneשִׂיחַverb, qal, cohortative, 1st person, common, singular — “commune”, a determination or requestH7878to ponder, i.e. (by implication) converse (with oneself, and hence, aloud) or (transitively) uttercommune, complain, declare, meditate, muse, pray, speak, talk (with).וְאֶהֱמֶ֑הveehemehand be disquietedהָמָהconjunction, verb, qal, cohortative, 1st person, common, singular — “and be disquieted”, a determination or requestH1993to make a loud sound (like English 'hum'); by implication, to be in great commotion or tumult, to rage, war, moan, clamorclamorous, concourse, cry aloud, be disquieted, loud, mourn, be moved, make a noise, rage, roar, sound, be troubled, make in tumult, tumultuous, be in an uproar.וַיִּשְׁמַ֥עvayishmaand hearשָׁמַעconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and hear”, the next action in the storyH8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)[idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) n…קוֹלִֽיqolisoundקוֹלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “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.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(55-18) Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I complain, and moan; and He hath heard my voice.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Evening, and morning, and at noonday, will I complain, and moan; And he will hear my voice.

Young’s Literal Translation

Evening, and morning, and noon, I meditate, and make a noise, and He heareth my voice,

World English Bible

Evening, morning, and at noon, I will cry out in distress. He will hear my voice.

Darby Translation

Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray and moan aloud; and he will hear my voice.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(55-18) Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I complain, and moan; and He hath heard my voice.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Evening, and morning, and at noon I will declare and make known my wants : and he shall hear my voice.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἑσπέρας καὶ πρωῒ καὶ μεσημβρίας διηγήσομαι, καὶ ἀπαγγελῶ, καὶ εἰσακούσεται τῆς φωνῆς μου.