Psalms 6:8

Psalms 6:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity; for the Lord hath heard the voice of my weeping.
• New International Version (NIV)Away from me, all you who do evil, for the Lord has heard my weeping.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Depart from me, all you workers of evil, for the Lord has heard the sound of my weeping.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity; For the Lord has heard the voice of my weeping.

Context of Psalms 6:8

6I am weary with my groaning; Every night I soak my bed with tears, I drench my couch with my weeping. 7My eye grows dim with grief; It grows old because of all my enemies. Depart from me, all you who do evil, For the Lord has heard the voice of my weeping. 9The Lord has heard my supplication [my plea for grace]; The Lord receives my prayer. 10Let all my enemies be ashamed and greatly horrified; Let them turn back, let them suddenly be ashamed [of what they have done].

Psalms 6:8 word by word

ס֣וּרוּ מִ֭מֶּנִּי כָּל־פֹּ֣עֲלֵי אָ֑וֶן כִּֽי־שָׁמַ֥ע יְ֝הוָ֗ה ק֣וֹל בִּכְיִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Departסוּרsûr ώûr · to turn aside: departH5493
• from me, all ye workersפָּעַלpâ‛al · to workH6466
• of iniquityאָ֫וֶן'âven · evil: wickednessH205
• for the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• hath heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• the voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voice: soundH6963
• of my weepingבְּכִיbekîy · weepingH1065

Cross-references for Psalms 6:8

• Psalms 119:115Leave me, you evildoers, That I may keep the commandments of my God [honoring and obeying them].
• Psalms 139:19O that You would kill the wicked, O God; Go away from me, therefore, men of bloodshed.
• Matthew 7:23And then I will declare to them publicly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me [you are banished from My presence], you who act wickedly [disregarding My commands].’
• Matthew 25:41“Then He will say to those on His left, ‘Leave Me, you cursed ones, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels (demons);
• Luke 13:27but He will say to you, ‘I do not know where you are from; depart from Me, all you evildoers!’
• Psalms 3:4With my voice I was crying to the Lord, And He answered me from His holy mountain. Selah.
• Psalms 56:8You have taken account of my wanderings; Put my tears in Your bottle. Are they not recorded in Your book?
• Psalms 116:8For You have rescued my life from death, My eyes from tears, And my feet from stumbling and falling.
• Psalms 145:18The Lord is near to all who call on Him, To all who call on Him in truth (without guile).
• Isaiah 30:19O people in Zion, inhabitant in Jerusalem, you will weep no longer. He will most certainly be gracious to you at the sound of your cry for help; when He hears it, He will answer you.
• Isaiah 38:3and said, “Please, O Lord, just remember how I have walked before You in faithfulness and truth, and with a whole heart [absolutely devoted to You], and have done what is good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept greatly.
• Hebrews 5:7In the days of His earthly life, Jesus offered up both [specific] petitions and [urgent] supplications [for that which He needed] with fervent crying and tears to the One who was [always] able to save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverent submission toward God [His sinlessness and His unfailing determination to do the Father’s will].

Commentaries on Psalms 6:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity - It seems that while he was suffering grievously through the disease, his enemies had insulted and mocked him; - upbraided him with his transgressions, not to increase his penitence, but to cast him into despair. The Lord hath heard the voice of my weeping - The Lord pitifully beheld the sorrows of his heart, and mercifully forgave his sins.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity - Referring, by the “workers of iniquity,” to his enemies, as if they now surrounded him, and calling on them “now” to leave him, since God had heard his prayer, and they could not be successful in their purposes. This is an indirect but most emphatic way of saying that God had heard his prayer; and the sentiment in this verse is strongly in contrast with the desponding state of feeling - the deep and dreadful…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-10Verses 8-10 What a sudden change is here! Having made his request known to God, the psalmist is confident that his sorrow will be turned into joy. By the workings of God's grace upon his heart, he knew his prayer was accepted, and did not doubt but it would, in due time, be answered. His prayers will be accepted, coming up out of the hands of Christ the Mediator. The word signifies prayer made to God, the righteous Judge, as the God of his righteousness…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-10In a closing note of triumph, the psalmist reasserts his confidence in the Lord.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-98-9. Assured of God's hearing, he suddenly defies his enemies by an address indicating that he no longer fears them.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Psalms 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings