Unless stated otherwise, my source for hymn texts and tunes is The Lutheran Service Book.

Wednesday, April 23, 2025

LSB #780 "O Lord, Hear My Prayer"

Biblical citations in the hymnal:  Psalm 31:12; 102:1-2

Psalm 31:12:  "I have been forgotten like one who is dead; I have become like a broken vessel."

Psalm 31:2 seems more likely:  "Incline your ear to me; rescue me speedily!  Be a rock of refuge for me, a strong fortress to save me!"

Psalm 102:1-2:  "1 Hear my prayer, O LORD; let my cry come to you!  2 Do not hide your face from me in the day of my distress!  Incline your ear to me; answer me speedily in the day when I call!"

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The first part of Psalm 102:1 is simply inverted in the recurring line "O Lord, hear my prayer," and the second half of Psalm 102:2 is paraphrased in the lines "When I call answer me" and (with part of Psalm 31:2) "Come and listen to me."