Psalms 9:13

Psalms 9:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Have mercy upon me, O Lord; consider my trouble which I suffer of them that hate me, thou that liftest me up from the gates of death:
• English Standard Version (ESV)Be gracious to me, O Lord! See my affliction from those who hate me, O you who lift me up from the gates of death,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Have mercy on me, O Lord! Consider my trouble from those who hate me, You who lift me up from the gates of death,
• New Living Translation (NLT)Lord, have mercy on me. See how my enemies torment me. Snatch me back from the jaws of death.

Context of Psalms 9:13

11Sing the praises of the Lord, enthroned in Zion; proclaim among the nations what he has done. 12For he who avenges blood remembers; he does not ignore the cries of the afflicted. Lord, see how my enemies persecute me! Have mercy and lift me up from the gates of death, 14that I may declare your praises in the gates of Daughter Zion, and there rejoice in your salvation. 15The nations have fallen into the pit they have dug; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.

Psalms 9:13 word by word

חָֽנְנֵ֬נִי יְהוָ֗ה רְאֵ֣ה עָ֭נְיִי מִשֹּׂנְאָ֑י מְ֝רוֹמְמִ֗י מִשַּׁ֥עֲרֵי מָֽוֶת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Have mercyחָנַןchânan · be graciousH2603
• upon me, O Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• considerרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: behold!H7200
• my troubleעֳנִי‛ŏnîy · afflictionH6040
• of them that hateשָׂנֵאώânê' · to hateH8130
• me, thou that liftest me upרוּםrûm · to exaltH7311
• from the gatesשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gateH8179
• of deathמָ֫וֶתmâveth · deathH4194

Cross-references for Psalms 9:13

• Psalms 51:1Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions.
• Psalms 119:132Turn to me and have mercy on me, as you always do to those who love your name.
• Psalms 13:3Look on me and answer, Lord my God. Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death,
• Psalms 25:19See how numerous are my enemies and how fiercely they hate me!
• Psalms 119:153Look on my suffering and deliver me, for I have not forgotten your law.
• Psalms 142:6Listen to my cry, for I am in desperate need; rescue me from those who pursue me, for they are too strong for me.
• Nehemiah 9:32“Now therefore, our God, the great God, mighty and awesome, who keeps his covenant of love, do not let all this hardship seem trifling in your eyes—the hardship that has come on us, on our kings and leaders, on our priests and prophets, on our ancestors and all your people, from the days of the kings of Assyria until today.
• Lamentations 1:9Her filthiness clung to her skirts; she did not consider her future. Her fall was astounding; there was none to comfort her. “Look, Lord, on my affliction, for the enemy has triumphed.”
• Psalms 30:3You, Lord, brought me up from the realm of the dead; you spared me from going down to the pit.
• Psalms 56:13For you have delivered me from death and my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before God in the light of life.
• Psalms 86:13For great is your love toward me; you have delivered me from the depths, from the realm of the dead.
• Psalms 107:18They loathed all food and drew near the gates of death.
• Psalms 116:3The cords of death entangled me, the anguish of the grave came over me; I was overcome by distress and sorrow.
• Isaiah 38:10I said, “In the prime of my life must I go through the gates of death and be robbed of the rest of my years?”
• John 2:6Nearby stood six stone water jars, the kind used by the Jews for ceremonial washing, each holding from twenty to thirty gallons.

Commentaries on Psalms 9:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Have mercy upon me, O Lord - David, having laid down the preceding maxims, now claims his part in their truth. I also am in trouble through the unjust dealings of my enemies; I am brought to the gates of death; have mercy on me, and lift me up, that, being saved from the gates of death, I may show forth thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion. The gates of death - an open grave, leading to a yawning hell. The gates of the daughter of Zion - all…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Have mercy upon me, O Lord - The cry for mercy implies that though God had interposed and granted them surprising deliverances, yet he was still surrounded by enemies, and was still in trouble. See introduction to the psalm, 2,3. He had been delivered from many troubles, but there were many still pressing upon him, and he now calls on God to interpose further in his behalf, and to grant him entire deliverance from all his sorrows and dangers. The trouble…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-20Verses 11-20 Those who believe that God is greatly to be praised, not only desire to praise him better themselves, but desire that others may join with them. There is a day coming, when it will appear that he has not forgotten the cry of the humble; neither the cry of their blood, or the cry of their prayers. We are never brought so low, so near to death, but God can raise us up. If he has saved us from spiritual and eternal death, we may thence hope…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-14The psalmist returns from a vision of the glorious future to the reality of facing his enemies (Psalm 9:3). The gates are a strong image of the powerful grip of death (see Psalm 13:3–4). The gates of Daughter Zion (that is, Jerusalem) provide an intentional contrast to the gates of death.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. gates--or, "regions." of death--Gates being the entrance is put for the bounds.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 9:13

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Gates

In the dictionaries

• Cry
• Death
• Endure
• Gate
• Inquisition
• Muthlabben
• Perpetual
• Refuge
• Rejoice
• Snare

Commentaries on Psalms 9

• 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