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Psalms 140:6
6I say to the Lord, “You are my God.” Hear, Lord, my cry for mercy.
Psalms 140:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I said unto the Lord, Thou art my God: hear the voice of my supplications, O Lord.
- 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 safe, Lord, from the hands of the wicked; protect me from the violent, who devise ways to trip my feet. 5The arrogant have hidden a snare for me; they have spread out the cords of their net and have set traps for me along my path. I say to the Lord, “You are my God.” Hear, Lord, my cry for mercy. 7Sovereign Lord, my strong deliverer, you shield my head in the day of battle. 8Do not grant the wicked their desires, Lord; do not let their plans succeed.
Read all of Psalms 140Psalms 140:6 word by word
אָמַ֣רְתִּי לַ֭יהוָה אֵ֣לִי אָ֑תָּה הַאֲזִ֥ינָה יְ֝הוָ֗ה ק֣וֹל תַּחֲנוּנָֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 140:6
- Psalms 16:2I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord; apart from you I have no good thing.”
- Psalms 31:14But I trust in you, Lord; I say, “You are my God.”
- Psalms 91:2I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”
- Psalms 119:57You are my portion, Lord; I have promised to obey your words.
- Psalms 142:5I cry to you, Lord; I say, “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.”
- Lamentations 3:24I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.”
- Zechariah 13:9This third I will put into the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on my name and I will answer them; I will say, ‘They are my people,’ and they will say, ‘The Lord is our God.’ ”
- Psalms 27:7Hear my voice when I call, Lord; be merciful to me and answer me.
- Psalms 28:1To you, Lord, I call; you are my Rock, do not turn a deaf ear to me. For if you remain silent, I will be like those who go down to the pit.
- Psalms 55:1Listen to my prayer, O God, do not ignore my plea;
- Psalms 64:1Hear me, my God, as I voice my complaint; protect my life from the threat 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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