New King James Version
Psalms 140:6
6I said to the Lord: “You are my God; Hear the voice of my supplications, O Lord.
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.
- New International Version (NIV)I say to the Lord, “You are my God.” Hear, Lord, my cry for mercy.
- 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 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, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked; Preserve me from violent men, Who have purposed to make my steps stumble. 5The proud have hidden a snare for me, and cords; They have spread a net by the wayside; They have set traps for me. Selah I said to the Lord: “You are my God; Hear the voice of my supplications, O Lord. 7O God the Lord, the strength of my salvation, You have covered my head in the day of battle. 8Do not grant, O Lord, the desires of the wicked; Do not further his wicked scheme, Lest they be exalted. Selah
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 16:2O my soul, you have said to the Lord, “You are my Lord, My goodness is nothing apart from You.”
- Psalms 31:14But as for me, I trust in You, O 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 Him I will trust.”
- Psalms 119:57You are my portion, O Lord; I have said that I would keep Your words.
- Psalms 142:5I cried out to You, O Lord: I said, “You are my refuge, My portion in the land of the living.
- Lamentations 3:24“The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “Therefore I hope in Him!”
- Zechariah 13:9I will bring the one–third through the fire, Will refine them as silver is refined, And test them as gold is tested. They will call on My name, And I will answer them. I will say, ‘This is My people’; And each one will say, ‘The Lord is my God.’ ”
- Psalms 27:7Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice! Have mercy also upon me, and answer me.
- Psalms 28:1To You I will cry, O Lord my Rock: Do not be silent to me, Lest, if You are silent to me, I become like those who go down to the pit.
- Psalms 55:1Give ear to my prayer, O God, And do not hide Yourself from my supplication.
- Psalms 64:1Hear my voice, O God, in my meditation; Preserve my life from fear 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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