King James Version

Psalms 55:2

Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise;

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 55:3.

הַקְשִׁ֣יבָהhaqshivahattendקָשַׁבverb, 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.לִּ֣יlitoלִּ֣יpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to”toוַעֲנֵ֑נִיvaaneniand shoutעָנָהconjunction, verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and shout”, a commandH6030properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announcegive account, afflict (by mistake for H6031 (עָנָה)), (cause to, give) answer, bring low (by mistake for H6031 (עָנָה)), cry, hear, Leannoth, lift up, say, [idiom] scholar, (give a) shout, sing (together by course), speak, testify, utter,…אָרִ֖ידaridhave the dominionרוּדverb, hiphil, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “have the dominion”, an unfinished actionH7300to tramp about, i.e. ramble (free or disconsolate)have the dominion, be lord, mourn, rule.בְּשִׂיחִ֣יbesichiin babblingשִׂיחַpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “in babbling”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7879a contemplation; by implication, an utterancebabbling, communication, complaint, meditation, prayer, talk.וְאָהִֽימָהveahimahand make a noiseהוּםconjunction, verb, hiphil, cohortative, 1st person, common, singular — “and make a noise”, a determination or requestH1949to make an uproar, or agitate greatlydestroy, move, make a noise, put, ring again.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(55-3) Attend unto me, and hear me; I am distraught in my complaint, and will moan;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Attend unto me, and answer me: I am restless in my complaint, and moan,

Young’s Literal Translation

Attend to me, and answer me, I mourn in my meditation, and make a noise,

World English Bible

Attend to me, and answer me. I am restless in my complaint, and moan

Darby Translation

Attend unto me, and answer me: I wander about in my plaint, and I moan aloud,

Douay-Rheims

Have mercy on me, O God, for man hath trodden me under foot; all the day long he hath afflicted me fighting against me.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(55-3) Attend unto me, and hear me; I am distraught in my complaint, and will moan;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Attend to me, and hearken to me: I was grieved in my meditation, and troubled;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Πρόσχες μοι, καὶ εἰσάκουσόν μου· ἐλυπήθην ἐν τῇ ἀδολεσχίᾳ μου, καὶ ἐταράχθην