New International Version
Psalms 6:10
10All my enemies will be overwhelmed with shame and anguish; they will turn back and suddenly 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.
- 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
8Away from me, all you who do evil, for the Lord has heard my weeping. 9The Lord has heard my cry for mercy; the Lord accepts my prayer. All my enemies will be overwhelmed with shame and anguish; they will turn back and suddenly 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 5:10Declare them guilty, O God! Let their intrigues be their downfall. Banish them for their many sins, for they have rebelled against you.
- Psalms 7:6Arise, Lord, in your anger; rise up against the rage of my enemies. Awake, my God; decree justice.
- Psalms 25:3No one who hopes in you will ever be put to shame, but shame will come on those who are treacherous without cause.
- Psalms 35:26May all who gloat over my distress be put to shame and confusion; may all who exalt themselves over me be clothed with shame and disgrace.
- Psalms 40:14May all who want to take my life be put to shame and confusion; may all who desire my ruin be turned back in disgrace.
- Psalms 71:13May my accusers perish in shame; may those who want to harm me be covered with scorn and disgrace.
- Psalms 83:16Cover their faces with shame, Lord, so that they will seek your name.
- Psalms 86:17Give me a sign of your goodness, that my enemies may see it and be put to shame, for you, Lord, have helped me and comforted me.
- Psalms 109:28While they curse, may you bless; may those who attack me be put to shame, but may your servant rejoice.
- Psalms 112:10The wicked will see and be vexed, they will gnash their teeth and waste away; the longings of the wicked will come to nothing.
- Psalms 132:18I will clothe his enemies with shame, but his head will be adorned with a radiant crown.”
- Isaiah 26:11Lord, your hand is lifted high, but they do not see it. Let them see your zeal for your people and be put to shame; let the fire reserved for your enemies consume them.
- Jeremiah 20:11But the Lord is with me like a mighty warrior; so my persecutors will stumble and not prevail. They will fail and be thoroughly disgraced; their dishonor will never be forgotten.
- Psalms 2:5He rebukes them in his anger and terrifies them in his wrath, saying,
- Psalms 21:8Your hand will lay hold on all your enemies; your right hand will seize your foes.
- Job 6:29Relent, do not be unjust; reconsider, for my integrity is at stake.
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
In the dictionaries
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
New International Version — © NIV® 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica
Commentaries