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Psalm 84:8

LORD, God of Armies, hear my prayer. Listen, God of Jacob. Selah.

6Passing through the valley of Weeping, they make it a place of springs. Yes, the autumn rain covers it with blessings.
7They go from strength to strength. Every one of them appears before God in Zion.
8LORD, God of Armies, hear my prayer. Listen, God of Jacob. Selah.
9Behold, God our shield, look at the face of your anointed.
10For a day in your courts is better than a thousand. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
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Notice

The repeated requests to hear and listen express a desire for God's attention, while the names God of Armies and God of Jacob identify the one addressed.

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Where else Scripture says this

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

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Psalm 55:1For the Chief Musician. On stringed instruments. A contemplation by David. Listen to my prayer, God. Don’t hide yourself from my supplication.Both prayers ask God to listen, with Psalm 55 adding a plea that God would not hide from the request.
Psalm 59:5You, LORD God of Armies, the God of Israel, rouse yourself to punish the nations. Show no mercy to the wicked traitors. Selah.Both address the LORD God of Armies; Psalm 59 asks him to punish the nations, while Psalm 84 asks him to hear.
Psalm 146:5Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD, his God,Both name the God of Jacob: Psalm 84 addresses him in prayer, and Psalm 146 names him as a source of help.
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Encouragement

Your prayer need not be long to express real need. Here, the plea for a hearing is brief, and it is addressed to the God of Armies.

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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).