Quotes About Listening

“Hear my words, O wise men; give ear to me, O men of learning.

If you have understanding, hear this; listen to my words.

And Elihu continued:

You said, ëListen now, and I will speak. I will question you, and you shall inform Me.í

For the choirmaster, to be accompanied by flutes. A Psalm of David. Give ear to my words, O LORD; consider my groaning.

You have heard, O LORD, the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their hearts. You will incline Your ear,

A prayer of David. Hear, O LORD, my righteous plea; listen to my cry. Give ear to my prayer—it comes from lips free of deceit.

I call on You, O God, for You will answer me. Incline Your ear to me; hear my words.

Come, children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD.

But like a deaf man, I do not hear; and like a mute man, I do not open my mouth.

I am like a man who cannot hear, whose mouth offers no reply.

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry.

Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but my ears You have opened. Burnt offerings and sin offerings You did not require.

Listen, O daughter! Consider and incline your ear: Forget your people and your fatherís house,

Hear my prayer, O God; listen to the words of my mouth.

For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Maskil of David. Listen to my prayer, O God, and do not ignore my plea.

Morning, noon, and night, I cry out in distress, and He hears my voice.

O You who listen to prayer, all people will come to You.

Come and listen, all you who fear God, and I will declare what He has done for me.

But God has surely heard; He has attended to the sound of my prayer.

A Maskil of Asaph. Give ear, O my people, to my instruction; listen to the words of my mouth.

Hear, O My people, and I will warn you: O Israel, if only you would listen to Me!

But My people would not listen to Me, and Israel would not obey Me.

If only My people would listen to Me, if Israel would follow My ways,