Psalms 27 · Verse 7

Psalms 27:7

Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon me, and answer me.

Psalms 27:7, King James Version

Psalms 27:7 in other translations

BSB	Hear, O LORD, my voice when I call; be merciful and answer me.
WEB	Hear, LORD, when I cry with my voice. Have mercy also on me, and answer me.
ASV	Hear, O Jehovah, when I cry with my voice: Have mercy also upon me, and answer me.
YLT	Hear, O Jehovah, my voice--I call, And favour me, and answer me.
DARBY	Hear, Jehovah; with my voice do I call; be gracious unto me, and answer me.
BBE	O Lord, let the voice of my cry come to your ears: have mercy on me, and give me an answer.
Webster	Hear, O LORD, when I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon me, and answer me.

What does Psalms 27:7 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

7. Still pressing need extorts prayer for help. cry with my voice--denotes earnestness. Other things equal, Christians in earnest pray audibly, even in secret.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 7 Hear, O Lord, when I cry - This is the utmost that any man of common sense can expect - to be heard when he cries. But there are multitudes who suppose God will bless them whether they cry or not; and there are others and not a few, who although they listlessly pray and cry not, yet imagine God must and will hear them! God will answer them that pray and cry; those who do not are most likely to be without the blessings which they so much need.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 27:7-14

Wherever the believer is, he can find a way to the throne of grace by prayer. God calls us by his Spirit, by his word, by his worship, and by special providences, merciful and afflicting. When we are foolishly making court to lying vanities, God is, in love to us, calling us to seek our own mercies in him. The call is general, "Seek ye my face;" but we must apply it to ourselves, "I will seek it." The word does us no good, when we do not ourselves accept the exhortation: a gracious heart readily answers to the call of a gracious God, being made willing in the day of his power. The psalmist requests the favour of the Lord; the continuance of his presence with him; the benefit of Divine guidance, and the benefit of Divine protection. God's time to help those that trust in him, is, when all other helpers fail. He is a surer and better Friend than earthly parents are, or can be. What was the belief which supported the psalmist? That he should see the goodness of the Lord. There is nothing like the believing hope of eternal life, the foresights of that glory, and foretastes of those pleasures, to keep us from fainting under all calamities. In the mean time he should be strengthened to bear up under his burdens. Let us look unto the suffering Saviour, and pray in faith, not to be delivered into the hands of our enemies. Let us encourage each other to wait on the Lord, with patient expectation, and fervent prayer.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Psalms 27:7 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.

שְׁמַע\־she.ma'-hearH8085

יְהוָ֖הYah.wehO YahwehH3068

קוֹלִ֥יko.Livoice myH6963

אֶקְרָ֗א'ek.Ra'I call outH7121

וְחָנֵּ֥נִיve.cho.Ne.niand show favor to meH2603

וַעֲנֵֽנִי\׃va.'a.Ne.niand answer meH6030

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 27:7

Psalms 130:2-4
Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications. If thou, Lord, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand? But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.
Psalms 13:3
Consider and hear me, O Lord my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death;
Psalms 5:2
Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray.
Psalms 4:1
To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm of David. Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.
Psalms 143:1-2
A Psalm of David. Hear my prayer, O Lord, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness. And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

4:1; 5:2; 130:2-4; 143:1,2

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

Psalms 27:6
And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the Lord.
Psalms 27:7
Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon me, and answer me.
Psalms 27:8
When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, Lord, will I seek.

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Psalms 27:7 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Oye, oh Jehová, mi voz con que á ti clamo; y ten misericordia de mí, respóndeme.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Éternel! écoute; de ma voix, je crie à toi: use de grâce envers moi, et réponds-moi.
German Elberfelder 1871	Höre, Jehova, mit meiner Stimme rufe ich; und sei mir gnädig und erhöre mich!
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Dominus adjutor meus et protector meus; in ipso speravit cor meum, et adjutus sum: et refloruit caro mea, et ex voluntate mea confitebor ei.