Psalms 6:10

Psalms 6:10 in other versions

• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)May all my enemies be disgraced and terrified. May they suddenly turn back in shame.

Context of Psalms 6:10

8Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity; for the Lord hath heard the voice of my weeping. 9The Lord hath heard my supplication; the Lord will receive my prayer. Let all mine enemies be ashamed and sore vexed: let them return and be ashamed suddenly.

Psalms 6:10 word by word

יֵבֹ֤שׁוּ׀ וְיִבָּהֲל֣וּ מְ֭אֹד כָּל־אֹיְבָ֑י יָ֝שֻׁ֗בוּ יֵבֹ֥שׁוּ רָֽגַע׃Read the interlinear

• Let all mine enemiesאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341
• be ashamedבּוֹשׁbûsh · be ashamedH954
• and soreמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966
• vexedבָּהַלbâhal · to dismayH926
• let them returnשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• suddenlyרֶ֫גַעrega‛ · momentH7281

Cross-references for Psalms 6:10

• Psalms 5:10Destroy thou them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against thee.
• Psalms 7:6Arise, O Lord, in thine anger, lift up thyself because of the rage of mine enemies: and awake for me to the judgment that thou hast commanded.
• Psalms 25:3Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause.
• Psalms 35:26Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me.
• Psalms 40:14Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil.
• Psalms 71:13Let them be confounded and consumed that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and dishonour that seek my hurt.
• Psalms 83:16Fill their faces with shame; that they may seek thy name, O Lord.
• Psalms 86:17Shew me a token for good; that they which hate me may see it, and be ashamed: because thou, Lord, hast holpen me, and comforted me.
• Psalms 109:28Let them curse, but bless thou: when they arise, let them be ashamed; but let thy servant rejoice.
• Psalms 112:10The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish.
• Psalms 132:18His enemies will I clothe with shame: but upon himself shall his crown flourish.
• Isaiah 26:11Lord, when thy hand is lifted up, they will not see: but they shall see, and be ashamed for their envy at the people; yea, the fire of thine enemies shall devour them.
• Jeremiah 20:11But the Lord is with me as a mighty terrible one: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail: they shall be greatly ashamed; for they shall not prosper: their everlasting confusion shall never be forgotten.
• Psalms 2:5Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure.
• Psalms 21:8Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee.
• Job 6:29Return, I pray you, let it not be iniquity; yea, return again, my righteousness is in it.

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

Topics related to Psalms 6:10

• Prayer

In the dictionaries

• Neginoth
• Rebuke
• Return
• Sake
• Sheminith
• Swim
• Ashamed
• Music
• Psalms, Book of
• Vex, Vexation

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