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Psalm 5:2

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

1For the Chief Musician, with the flutes. A Psalm by David. Give ear to my words, LORD. Consider my meditation.
2Listen to the voice of my cry, my King and my God, for I pray to you.
3LORD, in the morning you will hear my voice. In the morning I will lay my requests before you, and will watch expectantly.
4For you are not a God who has pleasure in wickedness. Evil can’t live with you.
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Notice

The words “my King and my God” make David’s cry personal and reverent, even as his plea to be heard carries urgency.

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Where else Scripture says this

6 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Psalm 65:2You who hear prayer, all men will come to you.David asks God to listen to his prayer; Psalm 65 addresses God as the one who hears prayer.
Psalm 3:4I cry to the LORD with my voice, and he answers me out of his holy hill. Selah.Both prayers describe a voiced cry to God; Psalm 3 also speaks of his answer.
Psalm 20:9Save, LORD! Let the King answer us when we call!Both psalms appeal to the King, asking him to hear or answer those who call.
Matthew 6:5“When you pray, you shall not be as the hypocrites, for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen …Both concern prayer: David directs his cry to God, while Jesus warns against praying to be seen by people.
Psalm 145:1A praise psalm by David. I will exalt you, my God, the King. I will praise your name forever and ever.David addresses God as his God and King in both psalms, through a cry here and praise in Psalm 145.
Isaiah 33:22For the LORD is our judge. The LORD is our lawgiver. The LORD is our king. He will save us.Both texts name God as king; David appeals for a hearing, while Isaiah declares that the LORD will save.
Where this verse fits

Wanting a steady prayer habit. feeling distant from God. anxiety or panic.

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One step

Something small to carry out of this verse

Speak one request aloud to your King

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Encouragement

A cry can be an act of reverence. David asks to be heard while naming God as King; distress does not erase God’s rule.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).