Christian Standard Bible
Psalms 6:9
9The Lord has heard my plea for help; the Lord accepts my prayer.
Psalms 6:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The Lord hath heard my supplication; the Lord will receive my prayer.
- New International Version (NIV)The Lord has heard my cry for mercy; the Lord accepts my prayer.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord has heard my plea; the Lord accepts my prayer.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The Lord has heard my supplication; The Lord will receive my prayer.
Context of Psalms 6:9
7My eyes are swollen from grief; they grow old because of all my enemies. 8Depart from me, all evildoers, for the Lord has heard the sound of my weeping. The Lord has heard my plea for help; the Lord accepts my prayer. 10All my enemies will be ashamed and shake with terror; they will turn back and suddenly be disgraced.
Read all of Psalms 6Psalms 6:9 word by word
שָׁמַ֣ע יְ֭הוָה תְּחִנָּתִ֑י יְ֝הוָ֗ה תְּֽפִלָּתִ֥י יִקָּֽח׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 6:9
- Psalms 3:4I cry aloud to the Lord, and he answers me from his holy mountain.Selah
- Psalms 31:22In my alarm I said, “I am cut off from your sight.” But you heard the sound of my pleading when I cried to you for help.
- Psalms 40:1I waited patiently for the Lord, and he turned to me and heard my cry for help.
- Psalms 66:19However, God has listened; he has paid attention to the sound of my prayer.
- Psalms 118:5I called to the Lord in distress; the Lord answered me and put me in a spacious place.
- Psalms 120:1In my distress I called to the Lord, and he answered me.
- Psalms 138:3On the day I called, you answered me; you increased strength within me.
- Jonah 2:2I called to the Lord in my distress, and he answered me. I cried out for help from deep inside Sheol; you heard my voice.
- 2 Corinthians 12:8Concerning this, I pleaded with the Lord three times that it would leave me.
- Psalms 116:1I love the Lord because he has heard my appeal for mercy.
- 2 Corinthians 1:10He has delivered us from such a terrible death, and he will deliver us. We have put our hope in him that he will deliver us again
Commentaries on Psalms 6:9
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9The Lord hath heard my supplication - Repeating the sentiment in the previous verse, to express his assurance and his joy. Nothing is more natural in such circumstances than to dwell on the joyous thought, and to repeat it to ourselves, that it may make its full impression. The Lord will receive my prayer - As he has done it, so he will still do it. This allays all fears of the future, and makes the mind calm. The state of mind here is this: “The Lord has…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
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