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Psalms 6:9
9I asked the Lord to be kind and to help me. Now he has answered me!
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
7I am so sad that my eyes do not see well any more. They are becoming weak because of all my enemies. 8Go away from me, you people who do wicked things! Now the Lord has heard me when I weep. I 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!
Read all of Psalms 6Psalms 6:9 word by word
שָׁמַ֣ע יְ֭הוָה תְּחִנָּתִ֑י יְ֝הוָ֗ה תְּֽפִלָּתִ֥י יִקָּֽח׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 6:9
- Psalms 3:4I called aloud to the Lord. He answered me from his holy mountain. Selah.
- Psalms 31:22When I was afraid, I said, ‘God is no longer with me!’ But I spoke too soon. When I called to you for help, you heard me and you answered me.
- Psalms 40:1I was patient while I waited for the Lord to help me. He turned towards me, and he heard me when I called to him.
- Psalms 66:19But God did hear me. When I called to him, he listened to my prayer.
- Psalms 118:5I was in trouble, so I called to the Lord to help me. The Lord answered me and he made me free.
- Psalms 120:1I cried to the Lord to help me in my trouble. He answered me.
- Psalms 138:3When I prayed to you, you answered me. You made me brave and strong.
- Jonah 2:2He said, ‘When I was in trouble, I called out to the Lord, and he answered my prayer. Yes, I called out to you for help from the deep hole of death, and you heard my prayer.
- 2 Corinthians 12:8I asked the Lord three times to take this pain away from me.
- Psalms 116:1I love the Lord, because he heard me when I called to him.
- 2 Corinthians 1:10We nearly died, but God saved us from that great danger. We know that we can continue to trust him. He will save us from any future danger.
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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