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Psalm 55:1

For the Chief Musician. On stringed instruments. A contemplation by David. Listen to my prayer, God. Don’t hide yourself from my supplication.

1For the Chief Musician. On stringed instruments. A contemplation by David. Listen to my prayer, God. Don’t hide yourself from my supplication.
2Attend to me, and answer me. I am restless in my complaint, and moan
3because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked. For they bring suffering on me. In anger they hold a grudge against me.
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Notice

“Don’t hide yourself” names the fear beneath David’s plea: that in the midst of suffering, his prayer might meet silence from God.

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Where else Scripture says this

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

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1 Peter 3:12For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears open to their prayer; but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”David asks God to listen to his prayer; Peter says the Lord’s ears are open to the prayer of the righteous.
Psalm 86:6Hear, LORD, my prayer. Listen to the voice of my petitions.Both prayers ask God to listen, making the plea for his attention the substance of the prayer.
Psalm 61:1For the Chief Musician. For a stringed instrument. By David. Hear my cry, God. Listen to my prayer.Both psalms bear David’s name, specify stringed instruments, and begin by asking God to hear his prayer.
Psalm 27:9Don’t hide your face from me. Don’t put your servant away in anger. You have been my help. Don’t abandon me, neither forsake me, God of my salvation.Both prayers ask God not to hide, with Psalm 27 adding a plea against abandonment and recalling his past help.
Psalm 80:1For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “The Lilies of the Covenant.” A Psalm by Asaph. Hear us, Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a flock, you who …Both psalms begin with a plea to be heard, though Psalm 80 speaks for a people and addresses their Shepherd.
Lamentations 3:8Yes, when I cry, and call for help, he shuts out my prayer.David asks God not to hide from his prayer; the speaker in Lamentations describes his prayer as shut out.
Isaiah 1:15When you spread out your hands, I will hide my eyes from you. Yes, when you make many prayers, I will not hear. Your hands are full of blood.Both passages connect prayer with God’s hiding, though Isaiah addresses people whose hands are full of blood.
Lamentations 3:56You heard my voice: “Don’t hide your ear from my sighing, and my cry.”Both plead with God not to hide from a cry, while Lamentations also declares that God heard the speaker’s voice.
Where this verse fits

Feeling distant from God. anxiety or panic. injustice and anger.

What the Bible says about doubt →What the Bible says about anxiety →What the Bible says about anger →
One step

Something small to carry out of this verse

Pray David’s plea, then name one trouble

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Encouragement

Your prayer does not have to begin with calm. David asks God to listen while his complaint is still restless; distress has a place in prayer.

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