New Living Translation
Psalms 6:10
10May all my enemies be disgraced and terrified. May they suddenly turn back in 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.
- 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 King James Version (NKJV)Let all my enemies be ashamed and greatly troubled; Let them turn back and be ashamed suddenly.
Context of Psalms 6:10
8Go away, all you who do evil, for the Lord has heard my weeping. 9The Lord has heard my plea; the Lord will answer my prayer. May all my enemies be disgraced and terrified. May they suddenly turn back in 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 5:10O God, declare them guilty. Let them be caught in their own traps. Drive them away because of their many sins, for they have rebelled against you.
- Psalms 7:6Arise, O Lord, in anger! Stand up against the fury of my enemies! Wake up, my God, and bring justice!
- Psalms 25:3No one who trusts in you will ever be disgraced, but disgrace comes to those who try to deceive others.
- Psalms 35:26May those who rejoice at my troubles be humiliated and disgraced. May those who triumph over me be covered with shame and dishonor.
- Psalms 40:14May those who try to destroy me be humiliated and put to shame. May those who take delight in my trouble be turned back in disgrace.
- Psalms 71:13Bring disgrace and destruction on my accusers. Humiliate and shame those who want to harm me.
- Psalms 83:16Utterly disgrace them until they submit to your name, O Lord.
- Psalms 86:17Send me a sign of your favor. Then those who hate me will be put to shame, for you, O Lord, help and comfort me.
- Psalms 109:28Then let them curse me if they like, but you will bless me! When they attack me, they will be disgraced! But I, your servant, will go right on rejoicing!
- Psalms 112:10The wicked will see this and be infuriated. They will grind their teeth in anger; they will slink away, their hopes thwarted.
- Psalms 132:18I will clothe his enemies with shame, but he will be a glorious king.”
- Isaiah 26:11O Lord, they pay no attention to your upraised fist. Show them your eagerness to defend your people. Then they will be ashamed. Let your fire consume your enemies.
- Jeremiah 20:11But the Lord stands beside me like a great warrior. Before him my persecutors will stumble. They cannot defeat me. They will fail and be thoroughly humiliated. Their dishonor will never be forgotten.
- Psalms 2:5Then in anger he rebukes them, terrifying them with his fierce fury.
- Psalms 21:8You will capture all your enemies. Your strong right hand will seize all who hate you.
- Job 6:29Stop assuming my guilt, for I have done no wrong.
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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