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Psalms 27:7
7Lord, hear me when I call to you for help. Be kind to me and answer me.
Psalms 27:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon me, and answer me.
- New International Version (NIV)Hear my voice when I call, Lord; be merciful to me and answer me.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Hear, O Lord, when I cry aloud; be gracious to me and answer me!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice! Have mercy also upon me, and answer me.
Context of Psalms 27:7
5When danger is near, the Lord will keep me safe. He will take care of me in his home. He will put me in a safe place, on the top of a high rock. 6My enemies may be all round me, but I will win against them. They will see how strong I am! I will offer sacrifices to the Lord in his temple. I will be so happy that I will shout aloud! Yes, I will sing to praise the Lord. Lord, hear me when I call to you for help. Be kind to me and answer me. 8I have heard you say to me, ‘Come near to me.’ So I will come and pray to you, Lord. 9Please do not turn away from me. I am your servant, so do not be angry with me. You have always helped me in the past, so do not push me away now. You are the one who saves me, God, so do not turn away from me.
Read all of Psalms 27Psalms 27:7 word by word
שְׁמַע־יְהוָ֖ה קוֹלִ֥י אֶקְרָ֗א וְחָנֵּ֥נִי וַעֲנֵֽנִי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 27:7
- Psalms 4:1God, please answer me when I call aloud for help. You are the one who shows that I am right. Help me in my trouble. Show me that you are kind. Listen to me when I pray.
- Psalms 5:2My King and my God, listen to my voice. I am asking you to help me. I am praying to you!
- Psalms 130:2My Lord, please listen to me! I am asking you to be kind and help me.
- Psalms 143:1Lord, I pray to you for help. Please listen to me. Answer me, because you do what is right, and I know that I can trust you.
Commentaries on Psalms 27:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Hear, O Lord, when I cry - This is the utmost that any man of common sense can expect - to be heard when he cries. But there are multitudes who suppose God will bless them whether they cry or not; and there are others and not a few, who although they listlessly pray and cry not, yet imagine God must and will hear them! God will answer them that pray and cry; those who do not are most likely to be without the blessings which they so much need.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice - This earnest prayer seems to have been prompted by a returning sense of danger. He had had assurance of the divine favor. He had found God ready to help him. He did not doubt but that He would aid him; yet all this did not prevent his calling upon Him for the aid which he needed, but rather stimulated him to do it. With all the deep-felt conviction of his heart that God was ready and willing to assist him, he still…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-14Verses 7-14 Wherever the believer is, he can find a way to the throne of grace by prayer. God calls us by his Spirit, by his word, by his worship, and by special providences, merciful and afflicting. When we are foolishly making court to lying vanities, God is, in love to us, calling us to seek our own mercies in him. The call is general, "Seek ye my face;" but we must apply it to ourselves, "I will seek it." The word does us no good, when we do not…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-8Unlike the wicked (Psalm 10:4), who only want a temporary advantage (78:34–36), the godly search for the Lord like a thirsty person seeks water in the desert (63:1; 105:4; 119:2, 10; Matthew 6:33). They act wisely (Psalm 34:10, 14) while waiting for the Lord to resolve their crisis (34:4; 69:6; 77:2; 119:58).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. Still pressing need extorts prayer for help. cry with my voice--denotes earnestness. Other things equal, Christians in earnest pray audibly, even in secret.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 27
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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