Psalm 55:1

Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.

Cross-references

Psalm 5:1 Parallel

Psalm 5:1 opens with the same plea 'Give ear to my words' — a parallel cry for God to hear prayer.

Psalm 17:1 Parallel

Psalm 17:1 also says 'Give ear to my prayer' — a direct verbal parallel to this opening plea.

Psalm 28:1 Parallel

Psalm 28:1 pleads 'be not deaf to me' — similar to 'hide not yourself' here.

Psalm 80:1 Parallel

Psalm 80:1 begins 'Give ear, O Shepherd' — same verb 'give ear' in a communal lament.

Psalm 84:8 Parallel

Psalm 84:8 says 'hear my prayer; give ear' — nearly identical plea for God to listen.

Psalm 143:7 Parallel

Psalm 143:7 says 'Hide not your face' — parallel to 'hide not yourself' in this plea.

Psalm 54:2 Parallel

Psalm 54:2 echoes the same request: 'O God, hear my prayer' — a direct parallel plea.

Psalm 61:1 Parallel

Psalm 61:1 similarly cries 'Hear my cry, O God' — identical theme of petition.

Psalm 102:1 Parallel

Psalm 102:1 opens with 'Hear my prayer, O LORD' — a parallel call for God to listen.

Psalm 130:2 Parallel

Psalm 130:2 asks God to be attentive to pleas for mercy — nearly identical wording.

Psalm 140:6 Parallel

Psalm 140:6 says 'give ear to the voice of my pleas for mercy' — directly parallel to this verse.

In Lamentations 3:8, God shuts out prayer — the opposite of this plea for God to hear.

Isaiah 1:15 Contrast

Isaiah 1:15 says God will not listen to prayers because of sin — a stark contrast to this plea.

Lamentations 3:56 pleads 'do not close your ear to my cry' — a similar appeal for God to hear.