Psalms 9:13

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 psalms to Jehovah who dwelleth in Zion; tell among the peoples his doings. 12For when he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them; the cry of the afflicted ones hath he not forgotten. Be gracious unto me, O Jehovah; consider mine affliction from them that hate me, lifting me up from the gates of death: 14That I may declare all thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion. I will be joyful in thy salvation. 15The nations are sunk down in the pit [that] they made; in the net that they hid is their own foot taken.

Psalms 9:13 word by word

חָֽנְנֵ֬נִי יְהוָ֗ה רְאֵ֣ה עָ֭נְיִי מִשֹּׂנְאָ֑י מְ֝רוֹמְמִ֗י מִשַּׁ֥עֲרֵי מָֽוֶת׃Read the interlinear

Cross-references for Psalms 9:13

• Psalms 51:1Be gracious unto me, O God, according to thy loving-kindness; according to the abundance of thy tender mercies, blot out my transgressions.
• Psalms 119:132Turn unto me, and be gracious unto me, as thou art wont to do unto those that love thy name.
• Psalms 13:3Consider, answer me, O Jehovah my God! lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the [sleep of] death;
• Psalms 25:19Consider mine enemies, for they are many, and they hate me [with] cruel hatred.
• Psalms 119:153RESH. See mine affliction, and deliver me; for I have not forgotten thy law.
• Psalms 142:6Attend unto my cry, for I am brought very low; deliver me from my persecutors, for they are stronger than I.
• Nehemiah 9:32And now, our God, the great, the mighty, and the terrible God, who keepest covenant and loving-kindness, let not all the trouble seem little before thee, that hath come upon us, on our kings, on our princes, and on our priests, and on our prophets, and on our fathers, and on all thy people, since the days of the kings of Assyria unto this day.
• Lamentations 1:9Her impurity was in her skirts, she remembered not her latter end; and she came down wonderfully: she hath no comforter. Jehovah, behold my affliction; for the enemy hath magnified himself.
• Psalms 30:3Jehovah, thou hast brought up my soul from Sheol, thou hast quickened me from among those that go down to the pit.
• Psalms 56:13For thou hast delivered my soul from death; [wilt thou] not [keep] my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?
• Psalms 86:13For great is thy loving-kindness toward me, and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol.
• Psalms 107:18Their soul abhorreth all manner of food, and they draw near unto the gates of death:
• Psalms 116:3The bands of death encompassed me, and the anguish of Sheol took hold of me; I found trouble and sorrow:
• Isaiah 38:10I said, In the meridian of my days I shall go to the gates of Sheol: I am deprived of the rest of my years.
• John 2:6Now there were standing there six stone water-vessels, according to the purification of the Jews, holding two or three measures each.

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

Topics related to Psalms 9:13

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Gates

In the dictionaries

• Cry
• Death
• Endure
• Gate
• Inquisition
• Muthlabben
• Perpetual
• Refuge
• Rejoice
• Snare

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