Psalms 6:8

Psalms 6:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity; for the Lord hath heard the voice of my weeping.
• New International Version (NIV)Away from me, all you who do evil, for the Lord has heard my weeping.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Depart from me, all you workers of evil, for the Lord has heard the sound of my weeping.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity; For the Lord has heard the voice of my weeping.

Context of Psalms 6:8

6For there is no memory of You in death, in Sheol who will praise You? 7I am worn out with my groaning. Every night I make my bed swim, drenching my pillow with my tears. My eyes are weakened with grief— they age because of my enemies. 9Away from me, all you evildoers! For Adonai heard the sound of my weeping. 10Adonai has heard my cry for mercy. Adonai accepts my prayer:

Psalms 6:8 word by word

ס֣וּרוּ מִ֭מֶּנִּי כָּל־פֹּ֣עֲלֵי אָ֑וֶן כִּֽי־שָׁמַ֥ע יְ֝הוָ֗ה ק֣וֹל בִּכְיִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Departסוּרsûr ώûr · to turn aside: departH5493
• from me, all ye workersפָּעַלpâ‛al · to workH6466
• of iniquityאָ֫וֶן'âven · evil: wickednessH205
• for the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• hath heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• the voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voice: soundH6963
• of my weepingבְּכִיbekîy · weepingH1065

Cross-references for Psalms 6:8

• Psalms 119:115Away from me, evildoers, so I may keep the mitzvot of my God!
• Psalms 139:19If only You would slay the wicked, O God! Away from me, you bloody men!
• Matthew 7:23Then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you. Get away from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’”
• Matthew 25:41Then He will also say to those on the left, ‘Go away from Me, you cursed ones, into the everlasting fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels.
• Luke 13:27But He will say, ‘I tell you, I don’t know where you come from. Get away from Me, all of you evildoers!’”
• Psalms 3:4But You, Adonai, are a shield around me, my glory and the lifter of my head.
• Psalms 56:8In spite of such sin, will they escape? In fierce anger, O God, cast down such people!
• Psalms 116:8For You delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling.
• Psalms 145:18Adonai is near to all who call on Him, to all who call on Him in truth.
• Isaiah 30:19For the people of Zion who are dwelling in Jerusalem will weep no more. He will surely be gracious to you at the sound of your cry. When He hears you, He will answer.
• Isaiah 38:3He said: “Please, Adonai, remember how I have walked before You in truth and with a whole heart, and have done what is good in Your eyes.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
• Hebrews 5:7In the days of His life on earth, Yeshua offered up both prayers and pleas, with loud crying and tears, to the One able to save Him from death; and He was heard because of His reverence.

Commentaries on Psalms 6:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity - It seems that while he was suffering grievously through the disease, his enemies had insulted and mocked him; - upbraided him with his transgressions, not to increase his penitence, but to cast him into despair. The Lord hath heard the voice of my weeping - The Lord pitifully beheld the sorrows of his heart, and mercifully forgave his sins.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity - Referring, by the “workers of iniquity,” to his enemies, as if they now surrounded him, and calling on them “now” to leave him, since God had heard his prayer, and they could not be successful in their purposes. This is an indirect but most emphatic way of saying that God had heard his prayer; and the sentiment in this verse is strongly in contrast with the desponding state of feeling - the deep and dreadful…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. 8-98-9. Assured of God's hearing, he suddenly defies his enemies by an address indicating that he no longer fears them.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