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.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
prayer	תְפִלָּתִֽי te.fi.la.ti-	H8605	intercession · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix
LORD	יְהוָ֡ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
acceptable	רָצ֗וֹן ra.Tzon	H7522	delight (especially as shown) · noun, common masculine singular absolute
time	עֵ֤ת 'et	H6256	time · noun, common both genders singular construct
God	אֱלֹהִ֥ים 'E.lo.Him	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural absolute
multitude	בְּרָב be.rov-	H7230	abundance (in any respect) · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
mercy	חַסְדֶּ֑ךָ chas.De.kha	H2617	kindness · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
hear	עֲ֝נֵ֗נִי 'a.Ne.ni	H6030	properly · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix
truth	בֶּאֱמֶ֥ת be.'e.Met	H571	stability · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct
salvation	יִשְׁעֶֽךָ yish.'E.kha	H3468	liberty · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

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; be…
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 gi…
Psalms 55:16-17 As for me, I will call upon God; and the LORD shall save me.
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.
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 lovingkindnes…
Isaiah 55:6 Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
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 t…
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:

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 69:13-21

David had been speaking before of the spiteful reproaches which his enemies cast upon him; here he adds, But, as for me, my prayer is unto thee. They spoke ill of him for his fasting and praying, and for that he was made the song of the drunkards; but, notwithstanding that, he resolves to continue praying. Note, Though we may be jeered for well-doing, we must never be jeered out of it. Those can bear but little for God, and their confessing his name before men, that cannot bear a scoff and a hard word rather than quit their duty. David's enemies were very abusive to him, but this was his comfort, that he had a God to go to, with whom he would lodge his cause. "They think to carry their cause…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 69:13

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

John Gill on Psalms 69:13

But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, O Lord,.... Christ betook himself to prayer in these circumstances, and not to railing and reviling again: he applied to his divine Father, and committed himself to him that judgeth righteously, and prayed both for himself and for his enemies too: and this he did in an acceptable time; or "a time of good will" (c); which was the time of his sufferings and death; so called, because the good will and pleasure of God was seen therein; in not sparing his Son, his own and only begotten Son, his beloved Son, and delivering him up to justice and death for the worst of sinners; and because at this time the good will of God was done: Christ laid down his life b…

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John Calvin on Psalms 69:10-13

Psalm 69:10-13 10. And I wept, my soul fasted; and that was laid to me as a reproach. 11. I also made sackcloth my clothing: and I became a proverb to them. 12. They who sit in the gate defame me: and I am the song of those who drink intoxicating liquor. 13. But as for me, my prayer is to thee, O Jehovah! in a time of thy favor, [or good-will,] O God: answer me in the multitude of thy mercy, in the truth of thy salvation. 10. And I wept, my soul fasted David here proves, by the signs or effects, that his efforts to promote the Divine glory proceeded from a pure and well-regulated zeal, inasmuch as he was not impelled or inflamed by the impetuosity of the flesh, but rather humbly abased him…

The Church Fathers

"But I with My prayer with You, O Lord" [Psalm 69:13]. But I was with You. But how? With You by praying. For when you are evil spoken of, and know not what you may do; when at you are hurled reproaches, and you find not any way of rebuking him by whom they are hurled; nothing remains for you but to pray. But remember even for that very man to pray. "But I with my prayer with You, O Lord. It is the time of Your good pleasure, O God." For behold the grain is being buried, there shall spring up fruit. "It is the time of Your good pleasure, O God." Of this time even the Prophets have spoken, whereof the Apostle makes mention: "Behold now the time acceptable, behold now the day of salvation." [2 Corinthians 6:2] "It is the time of Your good pleasure, O God. In the multitude of Your mercy." This is the time of good pleasure, "in the multitude of Your mercy." For if there were not a multitude of Your mercy, what should we do for the multitude of our iniquity? "In the multitude of Your mercy; Hearken to me in the truth of Your Salvation." Because He has said, "of Your mercy," he has added truth also: for "mercy and truth" are all the ways of the Lord. Why mercy? In forgiving sins. Why truth? In fulfilling the promises.
— Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 69

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Dictionary and topics

Gall — (1) Heb. mererah, meaning “bitterness” (Job 16:13); i.e., the bile secreted in the liver. This word is also used of the poison of asps (20:14), and of the vitals, the seat of life (25). (2.) Heb.…
Gin — A trap. (1.) Ps. 140:5, 141:9, Amos 3:5, the Hebrew word used, mokesh, means a noose or “snare,” as it is elsewhere rendered (Ps. 18:5; Prov. 13:14, etc.). (2.) Job 18:9, Isa. 8:14, Heb. pah, a plate…
Psalms, Book Of — The present Hebrew name of the book is Tehill’im, “Praises;” but in the actual superscriptions of the psalms the word Tehillah is applied only to one, (Psalms 145:1) ... which is indeed emphatically…
Shoshannim — Lilies, the name of some musical instrument, probably like a lily in shape (Ps. 45; 69, title). Some think that an instrument of six strings is meant.
Decision · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Persecution · OF JESUS — OF JESUS

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Psalms 69:13

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 69:13-21

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 69:13

John Gill on Psalms 69:13

John Calvin on Psalms 69:10-13

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 69:13

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 69:13-21

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 69:13

John Gill on Psalms 69:13

John Calvin on Psalms 69:10-13

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 69:1-13

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 69:13-18

Spurgeon's Treasury of David on Psalms 69:13