God’s Word Translation
Psalms 6:10
10All my enemies will be put to shame and deeply shaken with terror. In a moment they will retreat and be put to shame.
Psalms 6:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Let all mine enemies be ashamed and sore vexed: let them return and be ashamed suddenly.
- New International Version (NIV)All my enemies will be overwhelmed with shame and anguish; they will turn back and suddenly be put to shame.
- English Standard Version (ESV)All my enemies shall be ashamed and greatly troubled; they shall turn back and be put to shame in a moment.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Let all my enemies be ashamed and greatly troubled; Let them turn back and be ashamed suddenly.
Context of Psalms 6:10
8Get away from me, all you troublemakers, because the Lord has heard the sound of my crying. 9The Lord has heard my plea for mercy. The Lord accepts my prayer. All my enemies will be put to shame and deeply shaken with terror. In a moment they will retreat and be put to shame.
Read all of Psalms 6Psalms 6:10 word by word
יֵבֹ֤שׁוּ׀ וְיִבָּהֲל֣וּ מְ֭אֹד כָּל־אֹיְבָ֑י יָ֝שֻׁ֗בוּ יֵבֹ֥שׁוּ רָֽגַע׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 6:10
- Psalms 5:10Condemn them, O God. Let their own schemes be their downfall. Throw them out for their many crimes because they have rebelled against you.
- Psalms 7:6Arise in anger, O Lord. Stand up against the fury of my attackers. Wake up, my God. You have already pronounced judgment.
- Psalms 25:3No one who waits for you will ever be put to shame, but all who are unfaithful will be put to shame.
- Psalms 35:26Let those who gloat over my downfall be thoroughly put to shame and confused. Let those who promote themselves at my expense be clothed with shame and disgrace.
- Psalms 40:14Let all those who seek to end my life be confused and put to shame. Let those who want my downfall be turned back and disgraced.
- Psalms 71:13Let those who accuse me come to a shameful end. Let those who want my downfall be covered with disgrace and humiliation.
- Psalms 83:16Let their faces blush with shame, O Lord, so that they must look to you for help.
- Psalms 86:17Grant me some proof of your goodness so that those who hate me may see it and be put to shame. You, O Lord, have helped me and comforted me.
- Psalms 109:28They may curse, but you will bless. Let those who attack me be ashamed, but let me rejoice.
- Psalms 112:10The wicked person sees this and becomes angry. He angrily grits his teeth and disappears. The hope that wicked people have will vanish.
- Psalms 132:18I will clothe his enemies with shame, but the crown on my anointed one will shine.”
- Isaiah 26:11O Lord, your power is visible, but they do not see it. They will see how devoted your people are, and they will be put to shame. Your burning anger will destroy your enemies.
- Jeremiah 20:11But the Lord is on my side like a terrifying warrior. That is why those who persecute me will stumble. They can’t win. They will be very ashamed that they can’t succeed. Their eternal shame will not be forgotten.
- Psalms 2:5Then he speaks to them in his anger. In his burning anger he terrifies them by saying,
- Psalms 21:8Your hand will discover all your enemies. Your powerful hand will find all who hate you.
- Job 6:29Please change your mind. Don’t permit any injustice. Change your mind because I am still right about this!
Commentaries on Psalms 6:10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Ashamed and sore vexed - May they as deeply deplore their transgressions as I have done mine! May they return; may they be suddenly converted! The original will bear this meaning, and it is the most congenial to Christian principles.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Let all mine enemies be ashamed - Be so brought to see their folly that they shall be ashamed of their conduct. The wish is that they might be brought to see their own guilt - a wish certainly which it is right to cherish in regard to all evil-doers. And sore vexed - Compare the notes at Psalm 5:10. The same Hebrew word is used here which occurs in Psalm 6:2-3, and rendered “vexed.” It is a word which denotes trouble, trembling, consternation; and the…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. 1010. and knows they will be disappointed and in their turn (compare Psa 6:3) be terror-stricken or confounded.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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