Psalms 6:8

Psalms 6:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity; for the Lord hath heard the voice of my weeping.
• New International Version (NIV)Away from me, all you who do evil, for the Lord has heard my weeping.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Depart from me, all you workers of evil, for the Lord has heard the sound of my weeping.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity; For the Lord has heard the voice of my weeping.

Context of Psalms 6:8

6I am crying so much that I have no more strength. My bed becomes wet because I weep all night. My tears run into my pillow. 7I am so sad that my eyes do not see well any more. They are becoming weak because of all my enemies. Go away from me, you people who do wicked things! Now the Lord has heard me when I weep. 9I asked the Lord to be kind and to help me. Now he has answered me! 10All my enemies will become ashamed! They will go away from me in fear! Shame will suddenly come to them!

Psalms 6:8 word by word

ס֣וּרוּ מִ֭מֶּנִּי כָּל־פֹּ֣עֲלֵי אָ֑וֶן כִּֽי־שָׁמַ֥ע יְ֝הוָ֗ה ק֣וֹל בִּכְיִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Departסוּרsûr ώûr · to turn aside: departH5493
• from me, all ye workersפָּעַלpâ‛al · to workH6466
• of iniquityאָ֫וֶן'âven · evil: wickednessH205
• for the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• hath heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• the voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voice: soundH6963
• of my weepingבְּכִיbekîy · weepingH1065

Cross-references for Psalms 6:8

• Psalms 119:115Go away from me, you evil people! I will obey my God's commands.
• Psalms 139:19God, you should surely destroy the wicked people! Yes, you murderers, leave me alone!
• Matthew 7:23But I will say to these people, “I never knew you. You do not obey God. You are bad. So go away from me.” ’
• Matthew 25:41Then the king will say to those people who are at his left side, “Go away from me. God has decided to punish you. He has prepared a fire that will burn for ever. He has prepared it for Satan and his servants. You will also go into that fire.
• Luke 13:27But he will tell you, “No! I really do not know you. I do not know where you come from. You have done very bad things, so go away from me, all of you!”
• Psalms 3:4I called aloud to the Lord. He answered me from his holy mountain. Selah.
• Psalms 56:8Every time that I am upset, you know about it. Put all my tears in your bottle! Yes, write down every tear in your book.
• Psalms 116:8Yes, Lord, you saved me from death! Because of that, my eyes no longer weep, and I do not fall down to the ground.
• Psalms 145:18The Lord is ready to help everyone who asks him. He is near to everyone who prays honestly.
• Isaiah 30:19People will live in Zion again. You people who live in Jerusalem will not weep any longer. When you call to the Lord for help, he will be kind to you. When he hears you, he will answer you.
• Isaiah 38:3He prayed, ‘Lord, please remember that I have served you well. I have always obeyed you. You could trust me to do the things that you told me to do.’ Hezekiah wept very much.
• Hebrews 5:7When Jesus Christ lived on earth as a man, he often prayed to God. He asked God to help him. He prayed strongly and he cried loudly with many tears. He knew that God could save him from death. And God listened to Jesus when he prayed, because Jesus served God.

Commentaries on Psalms 6:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity - It seems that while he was suffering grievously through the disease, his enemies had insulted and mocked him; - upbraided him with his transgressions, not to increase his penitence, but to cast him into despair. The Lord hath heard the voice of my weeping - The Lord pitifully beheld the sorrows of his heart, and mercifully forgave his sins.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity - Referring, by the “workers of iniquity,” to his enemies, as if they now surrounded him, and calling on them “now” to leave him, since God had heard his prayer, and they could not be successful in their purposes. This is an indirect but most emphatic way of saying that God had heard his prayer; and the sentiment in this verse is strongly in contrast with the desponding state of feeling - the deep and dreadful…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