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 weary with my sighing; Every night I make my bed swim, I dissolve my couch with my tears. 7My eye has wasted away with grief; It has become old because of all my adversaries. Depart from me, all you who do iniquity, For the Lord has heard the voice of my weeping. 9The Lord has heard my supplication, The Lord receives my prayer. 10All my enemies will be ashamed and greatly dismayed; They shall turn back, they will suddenly be ashamed.

Psalms 6:8 word by word

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

• Departסוּרsûr ώûr · to turn aside: departH5493
• from me, allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• you who doפָּעַלpâ‛al · to workH6466
• iniquityאָ֫וֶן'âven · evil: wickednessH205
• For the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• has heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• the voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voice: soundH6963
• of my weepingבְּכִיbekîy · weepingH1065

Cross-references for Psalms 6:8

• Psalms 119:115Depart from me, evildoers, That I may observe the commandments of my God.
• Psalms 139:19O that You would slay the wicked, O God; Depart from me, therefore, men of bloodshed.
• Matthew 7:23And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness.’
• Matthew 25:41“Then He will also say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels;
• Luke 13:27and He will say, ‘I tell you, I do not know where you are from; depart from Me, all you evildoers.’
• Psalms 3:4I was crying to the Lord with my voice, And He answered me from His holy mountain. Selah.
• Psalms 56:8You have taken account of my wanderings; Put my tears in Your bottle. Are they not in Your book?
• Psalms 116:8For You have rescued my soul from death, My eyes from tears, My feet from stumbling.
• Psalms 145:18The Lord is near to all who call upon Him, To all who call upon Him in truth.
• Isaiah 30:19O people in Zion, inhabitant in Jerusalem, you will weep no longer. He will surely be gracious to you at the sound of your cry; when He hears it, He will answer you.
• Isaiah 38:3and said, “Remember now, O Lord, I beseech You, how I have walked before You in truth and with a whole heart, and have done what is good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
• Hebrews 5:7In the days of His flesh, He offered up both prayers and supplications with loud crying and tears to the One able to save Him from death, and He was heard because of His piety.

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