Psalm 6:9

Translations

Modern

The LORD has heard my cry for mercy; the LORD accepts my prayer.

Traditional

The Lord hath heard my supplication; the Lord will receive my prayer.

Literal

YHWH has heard my supplication; YHWH has received my prayer.

Latin

Exaudivit Dominus deprecationem meam; Dominus orationem meam suscepit.

Original

Hebrew

English

The LORD has heard my cry for mercy; the LORD accepts my prayer.

Notes

Psalms 6:8–10

In a closing note of triumph, the psalmist reasserts his confidence in the Lord.

Psalms 6:1–10

The occasion for this lament might have been sickness or a mental or spiritual depression from which the psalmist sought healing.

Psalms 3:1–7:17

This group of psalms moves from an orderly world to a troubled one. Psalms 1–2 describe stability. The righteous person is blessed, and the Lord’s anointed king rules with authority.

In the psalms that follow, the tone changes. The Lord’s anointed cries out for help. He faces enemies, strong opposition, and evil plans.

It even seems at times that the Lord is far away. The psalmist feels confusion and distress instead of confidence and calm.

Theme notes and profiles

David

Related verses

Psalm 66:19–20
But God has surely heard; He has attended to the sound of my prayer.
Psalm 120:1
A song of ascents. In my distress I cried to the LORD, and He answered me.
Psalm 138:3
On the day I called, You answered me; You emboldened me and strengthened my soul.
2 Corinthians 12:8–10
Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me.
Psalm 118:5
In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered and set me free.
Psalm 40:1–2
For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry.
Jonah 2:7
As my life was fading away, I remembered the LORD. My prayer went up to You, to Your holy temple.
2 Corinthians 1:10–11
He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and He will deliver us. In Him we have placed our hope that He will yet again deliver us,
Jonah 2:2
…saying: “In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered me. From the belly of Sheol I called for help, and You heard my voice.
Psalm 116:1–2
I love the LORD, for He has heard my voice—my appeal for mercy.
Psalm 3:4
To the LORD I cry aloud, and He answers me from His holy mountain. Selah
Psalm 31:22
In my alarm I said, “I am cut off from Your sight!” But You heard my plea for mercy when I called to You for help.

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