New King James Version
Psalms 6:10
10Let all my enemies be ashamed and greatly troubled; Let them turn back and be ashamed suddenly.
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.
- New International Version (NIV)All my enemies will be overwhelmed with shame and anguish; they will turn back and suddenly be put to shame.
- 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 Living Translation (NLT)May all my enemies be disgraced and terrified. May they suddenly turn back in shame.
Context of Psalms 6:10
8Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity; For the Lord has heard the voice of my weeping. 9The Lord has heard my supplication; The Lord will receive my prayer. Let all my enemies be ashamed and greatly troubled; Let them turn back and be ashamed suddenly.
Read all of Psalms 6Psalms 6:10 word by word
יֵבֹ֤שׁוּ׀ וְיִבָּהֲל֣וּ מְ֭אֹד כָּל־אֹיְבָ֑י יָ֝שֻׁ֗בוּ יֵבֹ֥שׁוּ רָֽגַע׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 6:10
- Psalms 5:10Pronounce them guilty, O God! Let them fall by their own counsels; Cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions, For they have rebelled against You.
- Psalms 7:6Arise, O Lord, in Your anger; Lift Yourself up because of the rage of my enemies; Rise up for me to the judgment You have commanded!
- Psalms 25:3Indeed, let no one who waits on You be ashamed; Let those be ashamed who deal treacherously without cause.
- Psalms 35:26Let them be ashamed and brought to mutual confusion Who rejoice at my hurt; Let them be clothed with shame and dishonor Who exalt themselves against me.
- Psalms 40:14Let them be ashamed and brought to mutual confusion Who seek to destroy my life; Let them be driven backward and brought to dishonor Who wish me evil.
- Psalms 71:13Let them be confounded and consumed Who are adversaries of my life; Let them be covered with reproach and dishonor Who seek my hurt.
- Psalms 83:16Fill their faces with shame, That they may seek Your name, O Lord.
- Psalms 86:17Show me a sign for good, That those who hate me may see it and be ashamed, Because You, Lord, have helped me and comforted me.
- Psalms 109:28Let them curse, but You bless; When they arise, let them be ashamed, But let Your servant rejoice.
- Psalms 112:10The wicked will see it and be grieved; He will gnash his teeth and melt away; The desire of the wicked shall perish.
- Psalms 132:18His enemies I will clothe with shame, But upon Himself His crown shall flourish.”
- Isaiah 26:11Lord, when Your hand is lifted up, they will not see. But they will see and be ashamed For their envy of people; Yes, the fire of Your enemies shall devour them.
- Jeremiah 20:11But the Lord is with me as a mighty, awesome One. Therefore my persecutors will stumble, and will not prevail. They will be greatly ashamed, for they will not prosper. Their everlasting confusion will never be forgotten.
- Psalms 2:5Then He shall speak to them in His wrath, And distress them in His deep displeasure:
- Psalms 21:8Your hand will find all Your enemies; Your right hand will find those who hate You.
- Job 6:29Yield now, let there be no injustice! Yes, concede, my righteousness still stands!
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
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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
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