Psa 27:7-8, 28:1-2, 55:1-2, 64:1 | ESV | STEP | Hear , O Lord , when I cry aloud ; be gracious to me and answer me!

Psalms 27:7-8

7 ^aHear, O Lord, when I cry aloud;
be gracious to me and answer me!
8 You have said, ^b“Seek ^{▼▼The command ( seek) is addressed to more than one person} my face.”
My heart says to you,
“Your face, Lord, do I seek.” ^{▼▼The meaning of the Hebrew verse is uncertain}

Psalms 28:1-2

The Lord Is My Strength and My Shield

Of David.

1 To you, O Lord, I call;
^emy rock, be not deaf to me,
lest, if you ^fbe silent to me,
I become like those who ^ggo down to the pit.
2 ^hHear the voice of my pleas for mercy,
when I cry to you for help,
when I ⁱlift up my hands
^jtoward your most holy sanctuary. ^{▼▼Hebrew your innermost sanctuary}

Psalms 55:1-2

Cast Your Burden on the Lord

To the choirmaster: with ^lstringed instruments. A Maskil ^{▼▼Probably a musical or liturgical term} of David.

1 ⁿGive ear to my prayer, O God,
and hide not yourself from my plea for mercy!
2 Attend to me, and answer me;
I am restless ^oin my complaint and I ^pmoan,

Psalms 64:1

Hide Me from the Wicked

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

1 Hear my voice, O God, in my ^qcomplaint;
preserve my life from dread of the enemy.