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Psalms 69:13

As for me, Lord , this is my prayer to you: Please accept me! God, I want you to answer me with love. I know I can trust you to save me.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Afflictions and Adversities;   Decision;   Jesus, the Christ;   Persecution;   Prayer;   Thompson Chain Reference - Accepted Time;   Salvation;   Time;   To-Day, Accepted Time;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Psalms, the Book of;   Shushan;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Prayer;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Psalms;   Sin;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Cedron;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - God;   Psalms the book of;  

Encyclopedias:

- The Jewish Encyclopedia - Circus;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for May 18;  

Parallel Translations

Legacy Standard Bible
But as for me, my prayer is to You, O Yahweh, at an acceptable time;O God, in the abundance of Your lovingkindness,Answer me with the truth of Your salvation.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
But as for me, my prayer is to You, O Lord , at an acceptable time; O God, in the greatness of Your lovingkindness, Answer me with Your saving truth.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
But [I make] my prayer vnto thee O God in an acceptable tyme: heare me O Lord in the multitude of thy mercie, according to the trueth of thy saluation.
Darby Translation
But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, Jehovah, in an acceptable time: O God, in the abundance of thy loving-kindness answer me, according to the truth of thy salvation:
New King James Version
But as for me, my prayer is to You, O LORD, in the acceptable time; O God, in the multitude of Your mercy, Hear me in the truth of Your salvation.
Literal Translation
But as for me, my prayer is to You, O Jehovah, at a time of favor, O God! in the plentitude of Your mercy answer me, in the truth of Your salvation.
World English Bible
But as for me, my prayer is to you, Yahweh, in an acceptable time. God, in the abundance of your lovingkindness, answer me in the truth of your salvation.
King James Version
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.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But LORDE, I made my prayer vnto the in an acceptable tyme:
THE MESSAGE
And me? I pray. God , it's time for a break! God, answer in love! Answer with your sure salvation!
Amplified Bible
But as for me, my prayer is to You, O LORD, at an acceptable and opportune time; O God, in the greatness of Your favor and in the abundance of Your lovingkindness, Answer me with truth [that is, the faithfulness of Your salvation].
American Standard Version
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.
Bible in Basic English
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.
Update Bible Version
But as for me, my prayer is to you, O Yahweh, in an acceptable time: O God, in the abundance of your loving-kindness, Answer me in the truth of your salvation.
Webster's Bible Translation
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.
New English Translation
O Lord , may you hear my prayer and be favorably disposed to me! O God, because of your great loyal love, answer me with your faithful deliverance!
Contemporary English Version
But I pray to you, Lord . So when the time is right, answer me and help me with your wonderful love.
Complete Jewish Bible
the gossip of those sitting by the town gate, the theme of drunkards' songs.
Geneva Bible (1587)
But Lorde, I make my praier vnto thee in an acceptable time, euen in the multitude of thy mercie: O God, heare me in the trueth of thy saluation.
George Lamsa Translation
But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, O LORD, in an acceptable time; O God, in the multitude of thy mercy answer me, in the abundance of thy salvation,
Hebrew Names Version
But as for me, my prayer is to you, LORD, in an acceptable time. God, in the abundance of your lovingkindness, answer me in the truth of your salvation.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
They that sit in the gate talk of me; and I am the song of the drunkards.
New Living Translation
But I keep praying to you, Lord , hoping this time you will show me favor. In your unfailing love, O God, answer my prayer with your sure salvation.
New Life Bible
But as for me, my prayer is to You at the right time, O Lord. Answer me with Your saving truth in Your great loving-kindness, O God.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
But I will cry to thee, O Lord, in my prayer; O God, it is a propitious time: in the multitude of thy mercy hear me, in the truth of thy salvation.
English Revised Version
But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, O LORD, in an acceptable time: O God, in the multitude of thy mercy, answer me in the truth of thy salvation.
Berean Standard Bible
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.
New Revised Standard
But as for me, my prayer is to you, O Lord . At an acceptable time, O God, in the abundance of your steadfast love, answer me. With your faithful help
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But, as for me, my prayer shall be unto thee, O Yahweh, in a time of acceptance, O God, in the abounding of thy lovingkindness, answer me with thy saving faithfulness.
Douay-Rheims Bible
(68-14) But as for me, my prayer is to thee, O Lord; for the time of thy good pleasure, O God. In the multitude of thy mercy hear me, in the truth of thy salvation.
Lexham English Bible
But as for me, my prayer is to you, O Yahweh, for a favorable time, O God, according to the abundance of your loyal love. Answer me with the faithfulness of your salvation.
English Standard Version
But as for me, my prayer is to you, O Lord . At an acceptable time, O God, in the abundance of your steadfast love answer me in your saving faithfulness.
New American Standard Bible
But as for me, my prayer is to You, LORD, at an acceptable time; God, in the greatness of Your mercy, Answer me with Your saving truth.
New Century Version
But I pray to you, Lord , for favor. God, because of your great love, answer me. You are truly able to save.
Good News Translation
But as for me, I will pray to you, Lord ; answer me, God, at a time you choose. Answer me because of your great love, because you keep your promise to save.
Christian Standard Bible®
But as for me, Lord , my prayer to You is for a time of favor. In Your abundant, faithful love, God, answer me with Your sure salvation.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
But Lord, Y dresse my preier to thee; God, Y abide the tyme of good plesaunce. Here thou me in the multitude of thi mercy; in the treuthe of thin heelthe.
Young's Literal Translation
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.
Revised Standard Version
But as for me, my prayer is to thee, O LORD. At an acceptable time, O God, in the abundance of thy steadfast love answer me. With thy faithful help

Contextual Overview

13 As for me, Lord , this is my prayer to you: Please accept me! God, I want you to answer me with love. I know I can trust you to save me. 14 Pull me from the mud, and don't let me sink down deeper. Save me from those who hate me. Save me from this deep water. 15 Don't let the waves drown me. Don't let the deep sea swallow me or the grave close its mouth on me. 16 Answer me, Lord , from the goodness of your faithful love. Out of your great kindness turn to me and help me! 17 Don't turn away from your servant. I am in trouble, so hurry and help me! 18 Come save my soul. Rescue me from my enemies. 19 You know the shame I have suffered. You know all my enemies. You saw how they humiliated me. 20 I feel the pain of their insults. The shame makes me feel like dying! I wanted some sympathy, but there was none. I waited for someone to comfort me, but no one came. 21 They gave me poison, not food. They gave me vinegar, not wine.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

my prayer: Psalms 55:16, Psalms 55:17, Psalms 91:15, Matthew 26:36-46, Luke 22:44, John 17:1-26; Hebrews 5:7, 1 Peter 2:23

in an: 1 Samuel 25:8, Esther 5:2, Esther 5:6, Esther 7:2, Isaiah 49:8, Isaiah 55:6, 2 Corinthians 6:2

in the: Psalms 40:10, Psalms 40:11, Psalms 98:3, Genesis 24:27, Micah 7:20, Luke 1:72, Acts 13:32, Acts 13:33, Romans 15:8, Romans 15:9

Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 21:13 - great Psalms 5:7 - in the Psalms 6:4 - for Psalms 22:19 - O my Psalms 25:6 - thy tender mercies Psalms 32:6 - in the floods Psalms 51:1 - multitude Psalms 56:1 - Be Psalms 57:1 - be Psalms 69:16 - according Psalms 109:4 - but I Psalms 109:26 - save me Psalms 118:25 - Save Psalms 119:124 - Deal Psalms 123:3 - Have mercy Isaiah 45:19 - Seek Isaiah 58:5 - an acceptable Lamentations 3:55 - General

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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 by the commandment of his Father, offered himself a sacrifice by the will of God, and hereby the law of God was fulfilled, justice satisfied, and the work of man's redemption finished; which was the pleasure of the Lord, that prospered in his hands; and therefore this must be an acceptable time to God. The sufferings of Christ were well pleasing to him; the sacrifice of Christ was for a sweet smelling savour; the righteousness of Christ was acceptable to him, the law being magnified and made honourable by it: peace was now made by the blood of his cross; the perfections of God were glorified, his purposes executed, his promises fulfilled, his covenant confirmed, and his people saved; and so a proper time for the Mediator to offer up his supplications and prayers, in which he was heard, as appears from Isaiah 49:8;

O God, in the multitude of thy mercy; these words, according to the accents in the Hebrew text, should be rendered in connection with the preceding words, thus: "in the time of good will, O God"; or "in the time of the good will of God, through the multitude of thy mercy"; and then the sense is, that the acceptable time was owing to the greatness of divine mercy; it was from hence that the dayspring from on high visited men; or Christ came in the flesh, and suffered in the room and stead of sinners; in which there was a wonderful display of the abundant mercy of God to men; for otherwise there was none shown to the surety and Saviour; he was not spared, but delivered up; and then it follows,

hear me, in the truth of thy salvation; or "because of", or "by thy true salvation" d; that which God contrived in council, and secured in covenant, and sent his Son to effect, and which he is become the author of, is a true and real salvation; not figurative and shadowy, as the salvation of Israel out of Egypt and Babylon were: or because of the truth and faithfulness of God, who had promised salvation to the Messiah, that he should be carried through his sufferings, be raised from the dead, and be crowned with glory and honour; and therefore he prays he might be heard on this account, and his prayer follows, and the several petitions in it.

c עת רצון "tempus beneplaciti", V. L. Pagninus, Montanus, &c. d באמת ישעך "per salutem tuam veram", Gejerus.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

But as for me - In respect to my conduct and my feelings in these circumstances, and under this treatment.

My prayer is unto thee - I indulge in no reproaches of others, and no recriminations. I do not permit myself to indulge in any revengeful feelings. I give myself to prayer. I look to God alone. I keep up my devotions, I maintain my habits of religion, notwithstanding their reproaches, and revilings. I do not allow these things to alter my course of life. Compare the notes at Daniel 6:10.

In an acceptable time - A time that is well-pleasing to thee; a time when thou wilt hear me. See Isa. 49:83; Isaiah 61:2; 2 Corinthians 6:2. This implies

(a) that he had come to God when he was “disposed” to hear; and

(b) that he had heard him, and had answered his requests.

While others mocked, he continued to pray, and the Lord heard him. No time for prayer can be more “acceptable” to God than when others are reproaching us because we are his friends.

In the multitude of thy mercy hear me - In the abundance of thy mercy; or, in thy abounding compassion. This was the substance of his prayer.

In the truth of thy salvation - In the exercise of that faithfulness on which salvation depends; or which is manifested in the salvation of people. He prayed that God would show himself faithful to the promises which he had made to those who were seeking salvation.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 69:13. 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, Jeremiah 25:11-12: "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," c. The conclusion of this period was the accepted time of which the psalmist speaks. Now, they incessantly pray for the fulfilment 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.


 
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