Berean Standard Bible
Psalms 9:13
13Be merciful to me, O LORD; see how my enemies afflict me! Lift me up from the gates of death,
Psalms 9:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Have mercy upon me, O Lord; consider my trouble which I suffer of them that hate me, thou that liftest me up from the gates of death:
- New International Version (NIV)Lord, see how my enemies persecute me! Have mercy and lift me up from the gates of death,
- English Standard Version (ESV)Be gracious to me, O Lord! See my affliction from those who hate me, O you who lift me up from the gates of death,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Have mercy on me, O Lord! Consider my trouble from those who hate me, You who lift me up from the gates of death,
Context of Psalms 9:13
11Sing praises to the LORD, who dwells in Zion; proclaim His deeds among the nations. 12For the Avenger of bloodshed remembers; He does not ignore the cry of the afflicted. Be merciful to me, O LORD; see how my enemies afflict me! Lift me up from the gates of death, 14that I may declare all Your praises— that within the gates of Daughter Zion I may rejoice in Your salvation. 15The nations have fallen into a pit of their making; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.
Read all of Psalms 9Psalms 9:13 word by word
חָֽנְנֵ֬נִי יְהוָ֗ה רְאֵ֣ה עָ֭נְיִי מִשֹּׂנְאָ֑י מְ֝רוֹמְמִ֗י מִשַּׁ֥עֲרֵי מָֽוֶת׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 9:13
- Psalms 51:1Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your loving devotion; according to Your great compassion, blot out my transgressions.
- Psalms 119:132Turn to me and show me mercy, as You do to those who love Your name.
- Psalms 13:3Consider me and respond, O LORD my God. Give light to my eyes, lest I sleep in death,
- Psalms 25:19Consider my enemies, for they are many, and they hate me with vicious hatred.
- Psalms 119:153Look upon my affliction and rescue me, for I have not forgotten Your law.
- Psalms 142:6Listen to my cry, for I am brought quite low. Rescue me from my pursuers, for they are too strong for me.
- Nehemiah 9:32So now, our God, the great and mighty and awesome God who keeps His gracious covenant, do not view lightly all the hardship that has come upon us, and upon our kings and leaders, our priests and prophets, our ancestors and all Your people, from the days of the kings of Assyria until today.
- Lamentations 1:9Her uncleanness stains her skirts; she did not consider her end. Her downfall was astounding; there was no one to comfort her. Look, O LORD, on my affliction, for the enemy has triumphed!
- Psalms 30:3O LORD, You pulled me up from Sheol; You spared me from descending into the Pit.
- Psalms 56:13For You have delivered my soul from death, and my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before God in the light of life.
- Psalms 86:13For great is Your loving devotion to me; You have delivered me from the depths of Sheol.
- Psalms 107:18They loathed all food and drew near to the gates of death.
- Psalms 116:3The ropes of death entangled me; the anguish of Sheol overcame me; I was confronted by trouble and sorrow.
- Isaiah 38:10I said, “In the prime of my life I must go through the gates of Sheol and be deprived of the remainder of my years.”
- John 2:6Now six stone water jars had been set there for the Jewish rites of purification. Each could hold from twenty to thirty gallons.
Commentaries on Psalms 9:13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Have mercy upon me, O Lord - David, having laid down the preceding maxims, now claims his part in their truth. I also am in trouble through the unjust dealings of my enemies; I am brought to the gates of death; have mercy on me, and lift me up, that, being saved from the gates of death, I may show forth thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion. The gates of death - an open grave, leading to a yawning hell. The gates of the daughter of Zion - all…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Have mercy upon me, O Lord - The cry for mercy implies that though God had interposed and granted them surprising deliverances, yet he was still surrounded by enemies, and was still in trouble. See introduction to the psalm, 2,3. He had been delivered from many troubles, but there were many still pressing upon him, and he now calls on God to interpose further in his behalf, and to grant him entire deliverance from all his sorrows and dangers. The trouble…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-20Verses 11-20 Those who believe that God is greatly to be praised, not only desire to praise him better themselves, but desire that others may join with them. There is a day coming, when it will appear that he has not forgotten the cry of the humble; neither the cry of their blood, or the cry of their prayers. We are never brought so low, so near to death, but God can raise us up. If he has saved us from spiritual and eternal death, we may thence hope…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-14The psalmist returns from a vision of the glorious future to the reality of facing his enemies (Psalm 9:3). The gates are a strong image of the powerful grip of death (see Psalm 13:3–4). The gates of Daughter Zion (that is, Jerusalem) provide an intentional contrast to the gates of death.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. gates--or, "regions." of death--Gates being the entrance is put for the bounds.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 9
- 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
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