Psalms 140 · Verse 6

Psalms 140:6

I said unto the Lord, Thou art my God: hear the voice of my supplications, O Lord.
Psalms 140:6, King James Version

Psalms 140:6 in other translations

BSBI say to the LORD, “You are my God.” Hear, O LORD, my cry for help.
WEBI said to the LORD, “You are my God.” Listen to the cry of my petitions, LORD.
ASVI said unto Jehovah, Thou art my God: Give ear unto the voice of my supplications, O Jehovah.
YLTI have said to Jehovah, ‘My God art Thou, Hear, Jehovah, the voice of my supplications.'
DARBYI have said unto Jehovah, Thou art my God: give ear, O Jehovah, to the voice of my supplications.
BBEI have said to the Lord, You are my God: give ear, O Lord, to the voice of my prayer.
WebsterI said to the LORD, Thou art my God: hear the voice of my supplications, O LORD.

What does Psalms 140:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
6. (Compare Psa 5:1-12; 16:2).

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 140:1-7

The more danger appears, the more earnest we should be in prayer to God. All are safe whom the Lord protects. If he be for us, who can be against us? We should especially watch and pray, that the Lord would hold up our goings in his ways, that our footsteps slip not. God is as able to keep his people from secret fraud as from open force; and the experience we have had of his power and care, in dangers of one kind…

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Psalms 140:6 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אָמַ֣רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiI sayH559
לַ֭יהוָהla.Yah.wehto YahwehH3068
אֵ֣לִי'E.li[are] God myH410
אָ֑תָּה'A.tahyouH859
הַאֲזִ֥ינָהha.'a.Zi.nahgive ear to !H238
יְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehO YahwehH3068
ק֣וֹלKol[the] sound ofH6963
תַּחֲנוּנָֽי\׃ta.cha.nu.Naisupplications myH8469

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Cross references for Psalms 140:6

  • Psalms 16:2

    O my soul, thou hast said unto the Lord, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee;

  • Psalms 31:14

    But I trusted in thee, O Lord: I said, Thou art my God.

  • Psalms 119:57

    ח CHETH. Thou art my portion, O Lord: I have said that I would keep thy words.

  • Psalms 142:5

    I cried unto thee, O Lord: I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living.

  • Zechariah 13:9

    And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The Lord is my God.

  • Lamentations 3:24

    The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.

  • Psalms 64:1

    To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy.

  • Psalms 55:1-2

    To the chief Musician on Neginoth, Maschil, A Psalm of David. Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication. Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise;

  • Psalms 16:5-6

    The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot. The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.

  • Psalms 143:1

    A Psalm of David. Hear my prayer, O Lord, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.

  • Psalms 116:1

    I love the Lord, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications.

  • Psalms 91:2

    I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I said unto.
16:2,5,6; 31:14; 91:2; 119:57; 142:5; La 3:24; Zec 13:9
hear.
27:7,8; 28:1,2; 55:1,2; 64:1

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Context

  • Psalms 140:5

    The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins for me. Selah.

  • Psalms 140:6

    I said unto the Lord, Thou art my God: hear the voice of my supplications, O Lord.

  • Psalms 140:7

    O God the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.

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Psalms 140:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		He dicho á Jehová: Dios mío eres tú; escucha, oh Jehová, la voz de mis ruegos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Les orgueilleux m’ont caché un piège et des cordes, ils ont étendu un filet le long du chemin, ils m’ont dressé des lacets. Sélah.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Ich sprach zu Jehova: Du bist mein Gott! Nimm zu Ohren, Jehova, die Stimme meines Flehens!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		absorpti sunt juncti petræ judices eorum. Audient verba mea, quoniam potuerunt.