Psalms 9 · Verse 13

Psalms 9:13

Have mercy upon me, O Lord; consider my trouble which I suffer of them that hate me, thou that liftest me up from the gates of death:
Psalms 9:13, King James Version

Psalms 9:13 in other translations

BSBBe merciful to me, O LORD; see how my enemies afflict me! Lift me up from the gates of death,
WEBHave mercy on me, LORD. See my affliction by those who hate me, and lift me up from the gates of death,
ASVHave mercy upon me, O Jehovah; Behold my affliction which I suffer of them that hate me, Thou that liftest me up from the gates of death;
YLTFavour me, O Jehovah, See mine affliction by those hating me, Thou who liftest me up from the gates of death,
DARBYBe gracious unto me, O Jehovah; consider mine affliction from them that hate me, lifting me up from the gates of death:
BBEHave mercy on me, O Lord, and see how I am troubled by my haters; let me be lifted up from the doors of death;
WebsterHave mercy upon me, O LORD; consider my trouble which I suffer from them that hate me, thou that liftest me up from the gates of death:

What does Psalms 9:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
13. gates--or, "regions." of death--Gates being the entrance is put for the bounds.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 13 Have mercy upon me, O Lord - David, having laid down the preceding maxims, now claims his part in their truth. I also am in trouble through the unjust dealings of my enemies; I am brought to the gates of death; have mercy on me, and lift me up, that, being saved from the gates of death, I may show forth thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion. The gates of death - an open grave, leading to a yawning hell. The gates of the daughter of Zion - all the ordinances of God, by which the soul is helped forward to heaven.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 9:11-20

Those who believe that God is greatly to be praised, not only desire to praise him better themselves, but desire that others may join with them. There is a day coming, when it will appear that he has not forgotten the cry of the humble; neither the cry of their blood, or the cry of their prayers. We are never brought so low, so near to death, but God can raise us up. If he has saved us from spiritual and eternal…

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Psalms 9:13 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.

חָֽנְנֵ֬נִיcha.ne.Ne.nishow favor to meH2603
יְהוָ֗הYah.wehO YahwehH3068
רְאֵ֣הre.'EhseeH7200
עָ֭נְיִי'A.ne.yiaffliction myH6040
מִשֹּׂנְאָ֑יmi.so.ne.'Aifrom [those who] hate meH8130
מְ֝רוֹמְמִ֗יme.ro.MiO [one who] raises meH7311
מִשַּׁ֥עֲרֵיmi.Sha.'a.reifrom [the] gates ofH8179
מָֽוֶת\׃Ma.vetdeathH4194

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

Cross references for Psalms 9:13

  • Psalms 30:3

    O Lord, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave: thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.

  • Psalms 86:13

    For great is thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell.

  • Isaiah 38:10

    I said in the cutting off of my days, I shall go to the gates of the grave: I am deprived of the residue of my years.

  • Psalms 13:3

    Consider and hear me, O Lord my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death;

  • Psalms 107:18

    Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat; and they draw near unto the gates of death.

  • Psalms 119:153

    ר RESH. Consider mine affliction, and deliver me: for I do not forget thy law.

  • Psalms 142:6

    Attend unto my cry; for I am brought very low: deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I.

  • Nehemiah 9:32

    Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the terrible God, who keepest covenant and mercy, let not all the trouble seem little before thee, that hath come upon us, on our kings, on our princes, and on our priests, and on our prophets, and on our fathers, and on all thy people, since the time of the kings of Assyria unto this day.

  • Psalms 116:3-4

    The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow. Then called I upon the name of the Lord; O Lord, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.

  • Psalms 56:13

    For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?

  • Lamentations 1:9

    Her filthiness is in her skirts; she remembereth not her last end; therefore she came down wonderfully: she had no comforter. O Lord, behold my affliction: for the enemy hath magnified himself.

  • Psalms 51:1

    To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bath–sheba. Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Have.
51:1; 119:132
consider.
13:3; 25:19; 119:153; 142:6; Ne 9:32; La 1:9,11
thou.
30:3; 56:13; 86:13; 107:18; 116:3,4; Isa 38:10; Joh 2:6

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Context

  • Psalms 9:12

    When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.

  • Psalms 9:13

    Have mercy upon me, O Lord; consider my trouble which I suffer of them that hate me, thou that liftest me up from the gates of death:

  • Psalms 9:14

    That I may shew forth all thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion: I will rejoice in thy salvation.

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Psalms 9:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Ten misericordia de mí, Jehová: mira mi aflicción que padezco de los que me aborrecen, tú que me levantas de las puertas de la muerte;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Car en recherchant le sang il se souvient d’eux; il n’oublie pas le cri des affligés.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Sei mir gnädig, Jehova! sieh an mein Elend von seiten meiner Hasser, indem du mich emporhebst aus den Toren des Todes;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
quoniam requirens sanguinem eorum recordatus est; non est oblitus clamorem pauperum.