King James Version
Psalms 140:6
6I said unto the Lord, Thou art my God: hear the voice of my supplications, O Lord.
Psalms 140:6 in other versions
- New International Version (NIV)I say to the Lord, “You are my God.” Hear, Lord, my cry for mercy.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I say to the Lord, You are my God; give ear to the voice of my pleas for mercy, O Lord!
- New King James Version (NKJV)I said to the Lord: “You are my God; Hear the voice of my supplications, O Lord.
- New Living Translation (NLT)I said to the Lord, “You are my God!” Listen, O Lord, to my cries for mercy!
Context of Psalms 140:6
4Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings. 5The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins for me. Selah. I said unto the Lord, Thou art my God: hear the voice of my supplications, O Lord. 7O God the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle. 8Grant not, O Lord, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah.
Read all of Psalms 140Psalms 140:6 word by word
אָמַ֣רְתִּי לַ֭יהוָה אֵ֣לִי אָ֑תָּה הַאֲזִ֥ינָה יְ֝הוָ֗ה ק֣וֹל תַּחֲנוּנָֽי׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 140:6
- Psalms 16:2O my soul, thou hast said unto the Lord, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee;
- Psalms 31:14But I trusted in thee, O Lord: I said, Thou art my God.
- Psalms 91:2I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
- Psalms 119:57Thou art my portion, O Lord: I have said that I would keep thy words.
- Psalms 142:5I cried unto thee, O Lord: I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living.
- Lamentations 3:24The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.
- Zechariah 13:9And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The Lord is my God.
- Psalms 27:7Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon me, and answer me.
- Psalms 28:1Unto thee will I cry, O Lord my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.
- Psalms 55:1Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.
- Psalms 64:1Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy.
Commentaries on Psalms 140:6
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6I said unto the Lord, Thou art my God - In all these dangers from open war, in all these perils from a crafty enemy lying in ambush, my only refuge was God; my hope was in him alone. From all these dangers, seen and unseen, I knew that he could defend me, and I confidently believed that he would.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-13In this personal lament, the psalmist describes God's enemies and their evil plans. He prays for the Lord's protection and rescue, trusting in God's strength and justice. He predicts that fire will judge the evil (Psalm 140:9–11) and that he will be proven right and live in the Lord's presence (140:13).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. (Compare Psa 5:1-12; 16:2).Read the comment
- Rashi on Tanakh · v. 6and [with] ropes they spread a net It is customary to tie a long rope to the end of a net, and when the hunter sees the birds resting under the net, he draws the rope, and the net falls on the birds.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 140
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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