Berean Standard Bible
Psalms 140:6
6I say to the LORD, “You are my God.” Hear, O LORD, my cry for help.
Psalms 140:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I said unto the Lord, Thou art my God: hear the voice of my supplications, O Lord.
- New International Version (NIV)I say to the Lord, “You are my God.” Hear, Lord, my cry for mercy.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I say to the Lord, You are my God; give ear to the voice of my pleas for mercy, O Lord!
- New King James Version (NKJV)I said to the Lord: “You are my God; Hear the voice of my supplications, O Lord.
Context of Psalms 140:6
4Guard me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked. Keep me safe from men of violence who scheme to make me stumble. 5The proud hide a snare for me; the cords of their net are spread along the path, and lures are set out for me. Selah I say to the LORD, “You are my God.” Hear, O LORD, my cry for help. 7O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, You shield my head in the day of battle. 8Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; do not promote their evil plans, lest they be exalted. Selah
Read all of Psalms 140Psalms 140:6 word by word
אָמַ֣רְתִּי לַ֭יהוָה אֵ֣לִי אָ֑תָּה הַאֲזִ֥ינָה יְ֝הוָ֗ה ק֣וֹל תַּחֲנוּנָֽי׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 140:6
- Psalms 16:2I said to the LORD, “You are my Lord; apart from You I have no good thing.”
- Psalms 31:14But I trust in You, O LORD; I say, “You are my God.”
- Psalms 91:2I will say to the LORD, “You are my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”
- Psalms 119:57The LORD is my portion; I have promised to keep Your words.
- Psalms 142:5I cry to You, O LORD: “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.”
- Lamentations 3:24“The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in Him.”
- Zechariah 13:9This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are My people,’ and they will say, ‘The LORD is our God.’”
- Psalms 27:7Hear, O LORD, my voice when I call; be merciful and answer me.
- Psalms 28:1To You, O LORD, I call; be not deaf to me, O my Rock. For if You remain silent, I will be like those descending to the Pit.
- Psalms 55:1Listen to my prayer, O God, and do not ignore my plea.
- Psalms 64:1Hear, O God, my voice of complaint; preserve my life from dread of the enemy.
Commentaries on Psalms 140:6
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6I said unto the Lord, Thou art my God - In all these dangers from open war, in all these perils from a crafty enemy lying in ambush, my only refuge was God; my hope was in him alone. From all these dangers, seen and unseen, I knew that he could defend me, and I confidently believed that he would.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-13In this personal lament, the psalmist describes God's enemies and their evil plans. He prays for the Lord's protection and rescue, trusting in God's strength and justice. He predicts that fire will judge the evil (Psalm 140:9–11) and that he will be proven right and live in the Lord's presence (140:13).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. (Compare Psa 5:1-12; 16:2).Read the comment
- Rashi on Tanakh · v. 6and [with] ropes they spread a net It is customary to tie a long rope to the end of a net, and when the hunter sees the birds resting under the net, he draws the rope, and the net falls on the birds.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 140
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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