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Psalm 55

Psa. 55:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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<<To the chief Musician
natsach (Hebrew #5329)
properly, to glitter from afar, i.e. to be eminent (as a superintendent, especially of the Temple services and its music); also (as denominative from 5331), to be permanent
KJV usage: excel, chief musician (singer), oversee(-r), set forward.
Pronounce: naw-tsakh'
Origin: a primitive root
on Neginoth
ngiynah (Hebrew #5058)
from 5059; properly, instrumental music; by implication, a stringed instrument; by extension, a poem set to music; specifically, an epigram
KJV usage: stringed instrument, musick, Neginoth (plural), song.
Pronounce: neg-ee-naw'
Origin: or ngiynath (Psa. 61:title) {neg-ee-nath'}
, Maschil
maskiyl (Hebrew #4905)
instructive, i.e. a didactic poem
KJV usage: Maschil.
Pronounce: mas-keel'
Origin: from 7919
, A Psalm of David
David (Hebrew #1732)
Daviyd {daw-veed'}; from the same as 1730; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse
KJV usage: David.
Pronounce: daw-veed'
Origin: rarely (fully)
.>> Give ear
'azan (Hebrew #238)
probably to expand; but used only as a denominative from 241; to broaden out the ear (with the hand), i.e. (by implication) to listen
KJV usage: give (perceive by the) ear, hear(-ken). See 239.
Pronounce: aw-zan'
Origin: a primitive root
to my prayer
tphillah (Hebrew #8605)
intercession, supplication; by implication, a hymn
KJV usage: prayer.
Pronounce: tef-il-law'
Origin: from 6419
, O God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods 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 superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
; and hide
`alam (Hebrew #5956)
to veil from sight, i.e. conceal (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: X any ways, blind, dissembler, hide (self), secret (thing).
Pronounce: aw-lam'
Origin: a primitive root
not thyself from my supplication
tchinnah (Hebrew #8467)
graciousness; causatively, entreaty
KJV usage: favour, grace, supplication.
Pronounce: tekh-in-naw'
Origin: from 2603
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David,
God,
Maschil,
Music; Musicians; Musical Instruments,
Neginah; Neginoth,
Prayer,
Psalms

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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1-8:  David in his prayer complains of his fearful case.
9-15:  He prays against his enemies, of whose wickedness and treachery he complains.
16-23:  He comforts himself in God's preservation of him, and confusion of his enemies.
A.M. 2983.
B.C. 1021.
(Title.)
Neginoth.
Psa. 6:1• 1<<To the chief Musician on Neginoth upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David.>> O Lord, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure. (Psa. 6:1)
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Psa. 54:1• 1<<To the chief Musician on Neginoth, Maschil, A Psalm of David, when the Ziphims came and said to Saul, Doth not David hide himself with us?>> Save me, O God, by thy name, and judge me by thy strength. (Psa. 54:1)
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Psa. 54•  (Psa. 54)
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Give.
Psa. 5:1• 1<<To the chief Musician upon Nehiloth, A Psalm of David.>> Give ear to my words, O Lord, consider my meditation. (Psa. 5:1)
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Psa. 17:1• 1<<A Prayer of David.>> Hear the right, O Lord, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips. (Psa. 17:1)
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Psa. 64:1• 1<<To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.>> Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy. (Psa. 64:1)
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Psa. 80:1• 1<<To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim-eduth, A Psalm of Asaph.>> Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth. (Psa. 80:1)
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Psa. 84:8• 8O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer: give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah. (Psa. 84:8)
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1 Peter 3:12• 12For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil. (1 Peter 3:12)
hide.
Psa. 28:1• 1<<A Psalm of David.>> Unto thee will I cry, O Lord my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit. (Psa. 28:1)
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Psa. 80:4• 4O Lord God of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people? (Psa. 80:4)
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Psa. 143:7• 7Hear me speedily, O Lord: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit. (Psa. 143:7)
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Lam. 3:8• 8Also when I cry and shout, he shutteth out my prayer. (Lam. 3:8)
• Book 2, Series 2. The Great Tribulation. (““The Placement of the Psalms in Prophecy”” by B. Anstey)
• The prayer of a godly man, expressing the exercises of the believing remnant of the Jewish nation, when antichrist apostatizes from God, breaks the covenant, and persecutes the godly. (“Psalms 55” by H. Smith)
• This psalm was written when the heartbreaking news of the treachery of Ahithophel reached David and the people who had fled from Jerusalem (2 Sam. 15:31). It describes in its prophetic application, the sorrow the godly remnant will have when they learn the covenant with the Roman Beast (Dan. 9:27) has been broken (vs. 20). (“Book 2.” by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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To the chief Musician. On stringed instruments: an instruction. Of David. Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.