Psalms 69 · Verse 13

Psalms 69:13

But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, O Lord, in an acceptable time: O God, in the multitude of thy mercy hear me, in the truth of thy salvation.

Psalms 69:13, King James Version

Psalms 69:13 in other translations

BSB	But my prayer to You, O LORD, is for a time of favor. In Your abundant loving devotion, O God, answer me with Your sure salvation.
WEB	But as for me, my prayer is to you, LORD, in an acceptable time. God, in the abundance of your loving kindness, answer me in the truth of your salvation.
ASV	But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, O Jehovah, in an acceptable time: O God, in the abundance of thy lovingkindness, Answer me in the truth of thy salvation.
YLT	And I--my prayer is to Thee, O Jehovah, A time of good pleasure, O God, In the abundance of Thy kindness, Answer me in the truth of Thy salvation.
DARBY	But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, Jehovah, in an acceptable time: OGod, in the abundance of thy loving-kindness answer me, according to the truth of thy salvation:
BBE	But as for me, let my prayer be made to you, O Lord, at a time when you are pleased; O God, give me an answer in your great mercy, for your salvation is certain.
Webster	But as for me, my prayer is to thee, O LORD, in an acceptable time: O God, in the multitude of thy mercy hear me, in the truth of thy salvation.

What does Psalms 69:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 69:13-15

13-15. With increasing reliance on God, he prays for help, describing his distress in the figures of Psa 69:1, 2.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 13 My prayer is unto thee, O Lord, in an acceptable time - This seems to refer to the end of the captivity, which Jeremiah had said should last seventy years, Jer 25:11, Jer 25:12 : "The whole land shall be a desolation, and an astonishment; and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years. And it shall come to pass, when seventy years are accomplished, that I will punish the king of Babylon," etc. The conclusion of this period was the accepted tome of which the psalmist speaks. Now, they incessantly pray for the fulfillment of the promise made by Jeremiah: and to hear them, would be the truth of God's salvation; it would show the promise to be true, because the salvation - the deliverance, was granted.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 69:13-21

Whatever deep waters of affliction or temptation we sink into, whatever floods of trouble or ungodly men seem ready to overwhelm us, let us persevere in prayer to our Lord to save us. The tokens of God's favour to us are enough to keep our spirits from sinking in the deepest outward troubles. If we think well of God, and continue to do so under the greatest hardships, we need not fear but he will do well for us. And if at any time we are called on to suffer reproach and shame, for Christ's sake, this may be our comfort, that he knows it. It bears hard on one that knows the worth of a good name, to be oppressed with a bad one; but when we consider what a favour it is to be accounted worthy to suffer shame for the name of Jesus, we shall see that there is no reason why it should be heart-breaking to us. The sufferings of Christ were here particularly foretold, which proves the Scripture to be the word of God; and how exactly these predictions were fulfilled in Jesus Christ, which proves him to be the true Messiah. The vinegar and the gall given to him, were a faint emblem of that bitter cup which he drank up, that we might drink the cup of salvation. We cannot expect too little from men, miserable comforters are they all; nor can we expect too much from the God of all comfort and consolation.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Psalms 69:13 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.

וַאֲנִ֤יva.'a.Niand IH589

תְפִלָּתִֽי\־te.fi.la.ti-prayer myH8605

לְךָ֨\׀le.Kha[is] to you

יְהוָ֡הYah.wehO YahwehH3068

עֵ֤ת'eta time ofH6256

רָצ֗וֹןra.TzonfavorH7522

אֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimO GodH430

בְּרָב\־be.rov-in [the] greatness ofH7230

חַסְדֶּ֑ךָchas.De.khacovenant loyalty yourH2617

עֲ֝נֵ֗נִי'a.Ne.nianswer meH6030

בֶּאֱמֶ֥תbe.'e.Metin [the] faithfulness ofH571

יִשְׁעֶֽךָ\׃yish.'E.khasalvation yourH3468

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Cross references for Psalms 69:13

2 Corinthians 6:2
(For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)
Isaiah 49:8
Thus saith the Lord, In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee: and I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages;
Psalms 55:16-17
As for me, I will call upon God; and the Lord shall save me. Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.
Psalms 91:15
He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.
Isaiah 55:6
Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
Psalms 40:10-11
I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation. Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O Lord: let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.
1 Samuel 25:8
Ask thy young men, and they will shew thee. Wherefore let the young men find favour in thine eyes: for we come in a good day: give, I pray thee, whatsoever cometh to thine hand unto thy servants, and to thy son David.
1 Peter 2:23
Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:
Hebrews 5:7
Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared;
Genesis 24:27
And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I being in the way, the Lord led me to the house of my master’s brethren.
John 17:1-26
These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee: As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him. And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do. …
Esther 7:2
And the king said again unto Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition, queen Esther? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? and it shall be performed, even to the half of the kingdom.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

my prayer.
55:16,17; 91:15; Mt 26:36-46; Lu 22:44; Joh 17:1-26; Heb 5:7
1Pe 2:23
in an.
1Sa 25:8; Es 5:2,6; 7:2; Isa 49:8; 55:6; 2Co 6:2
in the.
40:10,11; 98:3; Ge 24:27; Mic 7:20; Lu 1:72; Ac 13:32,33; Ro 15:8,9

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Context

Psalms 69:12
They that sit in the gate speak against me; and I was the song of the drunkards.
Psalms 69:13
But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, O Lord, in an acceptable time: O God, in the multitude of thy mercy hear me, in the truth of thy salvation.
Psalms 69:14
Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink: let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters.

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Psalms 69:13 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Empero yo enderezaba mi oración á ti, oh Jehová, al tiempo de tu buena voluntad: oh Dios, por la multitud de tu misericordia, por la verdad de tu salud, óyeme.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Ceux qui sont assis dans la porte parlent contre moi, et je sers de chanson aux buveurs.
German Elberfelder 1871	Ich aber, mein Gebet ist zu dir, Jehova, zur Zeit der Annehmung. O Gott, nach der Größe deiner Güte, erhöre mich nach der Wahrheit deines Heils!