Psalms 54:2
Hear my prayer, O God;
What it says
David asks God to hear his prayer and attend to the words of his mouth.
What it is doing
This verse opens the direct plea for divine attention.
In context
1For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Maskil of David. When the Ziphites went to Saul and said, “Is David not hiding among us?” 2Hear my prayer, O God; 3For strangers rise up against me, 4Surely God is my helper; 5He will reward my enemies with evil. 6Freely I will sacrifice to You; 7For He has delivered me from every trouble,