²⁰ My son, give attention to my words; let your ear be turned to my sayings.

¹ My son, give attention to my wisdom; let your ear be turned to my teaching:

¹ My son, keep my sayings, and let my rules be stored up with you.

³ Give ear, and come to me, take note with care, so that your souls may have life: and I will make an eternal agreement with you, even the certain mercies of David.

⁵ While he was still talking, a bright cloud came over them: and a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my dearly loved Son, with whom I am well pleased; give ear to him.

¹ <Maschil. Of Asaph.> Give ear, O my people, to my law; let your ears be bent down to the words of my mouth.

¹² So give us knowledge of the number of our days, that we may get a heart of wisdom.

²⁰ My son, keep the rule of your father, and have in memory the teaching of your mother:

²¹ Keep them ever folded in your heart, and have them hanging round your neck.