The use of the word 'listen' in the Psalms

1. ‘Listen’
In the Psalms
‘Listen’
In the Psalms
What’s so important to God
that it must be heard

2. Psalm 34:11
Come, O children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
An acrostic Psalm written as a lesson
to teach the fear of the Lord

3. Psalm 61:1
[ Lead Me to the Rock ] [ To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments.
Of David. ]
Hear my cry, O God, listen to my prayer;
Something worthy to cry to God

4. Psalm 66:18
If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.
Psalm 66:19
But truly God has listened; he has attended to the voice of my prayer.
An impediment to prayer
An encouragement to prayer

5. Psalm 81:1
[ Oh, That My People Would Listen to Me ] [ To the choirmaster: according to The Gittith. Of Asaph. ]
Sing aloud to God our strength; shout for joy to the God of Jacob!
Psalm 81:8,
Hear, O my people, while I admonish you! O Israel, if you would but listen to me!
There shall be no strange god among you; you shall not bow down to a foreign god.
Psalm 81:11
“But my people did not listen to my voice; Israel would not submit to me.
Psalm 81:13
Oh, that my people would listen to me, that Israel would walk in my ways!
A repeated admonition
from the poetic center of the Psalms
Center book - (book 3 of Psalms)
Center Psalm of the book - (Ps 81)
Center verses - Ps 81:8-9
title in vs 1

6. Psalm 86:6
Give ear, O Lord, to my prayer; listen to my plea for grace.
Something worthy to cry to God

7. ‘Listen’
In the Psalms
‘Listen’
In the Psalms
What’s so important to God
that it must be heard
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