Psalm 6:9 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 6:8-10

What a sudden change is here for the better! He that was groaning, and weeping, and giving up all for gone (Ps. 6:6, 7), here looks and speaks very pleasantly. Having made his requests known to God, and lodged his case with him, he is very confident the issue will be good and his sorrow is turned into joy. I. He distinguishes himself from the wicked and ungodly, and fortifies himself against their insults (Ps. 6:8): Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity. When he was in the depth of his... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 6:9

The Lord hath heard my supplication ,.... Which he had presented to him, Psalm 6:1 ; in which he deprecates his anger and hot displeasure; entreats his free favour, grace, and mercy; desires healing for soul or body, or both; prays a return of his gracious presence; and deliverance and salvation out of all his troubles, from all his enemies, and from death itself. The word F8 תחנתי "supplices pro gratia preces meas", Michaelis: so Ainsworth. used properly signifies petitions for... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 6:1-10

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 6:1-10

The moan of a saint, and the mercy of his God. For the significance of the title of this psalm, see the Exposition. An expositor well remarks that the confessed uncertainty on the part of the best Hebrew scholars as to the meaning or many of the titles is a striking proof of their antiquity, since it shows that the clue thereto is lost in oblivion. This psalm belongs to those specified under the first head of our introductory homily, as one of those in which we have the strugglings and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 6:1-10

A cry to God, and its response. I. THE CRY OF THE FAINTING SOUL . Circumstances are adverse. There is gloom without and within. Conscience accuses. God seems full of wrath. Death is regarded, not as a release, but as the minister of judgment; and the grave, not as a quiet resting-place, but as a "pit," loathsome and terrible. Amidst the darkness, and with fears on every side: 1 . God ' s indignation is deprecated . Affliction is hard to bear; but with God's wrath it... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 6:1-10

Night and morning in the soul. I. NIGHT . There is darkness. God hides himself. There is dreariness. The soul is left alone with sad and distressing thoughts. There is depression. The ghosts of past misdeeds rise up. There are nameless terrors. But though perplexed, there need not be despair. God is near. He can help. He can even give songs in the night. II. MORNING . Light comes, bringing hope and peace. God has beard the cry of his child. Such deliverances are comforting. They... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 6:1-10

Great afflictions, greater consolation. The language m this psalm may seem exaggerated and unreal. But it is not so. Want of imagination and sympathy in some, and want of experience in others, make them unfit judges. We neither know our strength nor our weakness till we are tried. The man who may have stood up to help others in their troubles may be cast down and disconsolate when visited with trouble himself ( Job 4:3-5 ). Learn— I. THAT THERE ARE WORSE AFFLICTIONS THAN ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 6:1-10

Deliverance from sore trouble. "In the malice of his enemies David sees the rod of God's chastisement, and, therefore makes his prayer to God for deliverance. The struggle has lasted so long, the grief is so bitter, that his health has given way, and he has been brought to the gates of the grave. But ere long light and peace visit him, and he breaks forth into the joy of thanksgiving." I. A PICTURE OF COMPLICATED DISTRESS . 1 . Danger from outward foes. Producing constant... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 6:9

The Lord hath heard my supplication; the Lord will receive —rather, hath received ; προσεδέξατο ( LXX .)— my prayer . The threefold repetition marks the absoluteness of the psalmist's conviction. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 6:9

The school of adversity. "The Lord hath heard," etc. This outburst of triumphant gratitude is like a sunbeam out of a dark, stormy sky. A wail of profound sadness echoes through the earlier portion of the psalm. In his deep affliction the psalmist seems to lose sight of the light beyond; he sees but the dark silence of the grave ( Psalms 6:5 ). Suddenly the clouds part; faith revives; the conviction that God is the Hearer of prayer fills his soul with joy, and with the certain hope that... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 6:8-10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 6:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 6:1-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 6:1-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 6:1-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 6:1-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 6:1-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 6:1-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 6:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 6:9

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