Psalms 140:6

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

I say to the LORD,“You are my God.” O LORD, pay attention to my plea for mercy!

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 16:2 : 2 I say to the LORD,“You are the Lord, my only source of well-being.”
  • Ps 31:14 : 14 But I trust in you, O LORD! I declare,“You are my God!”
  • Ps 142:5 : 5 I cry out to you, O LORD; I say,“You are my shelter, my security in the land of the living.”
  • Ps 143:1 : 1 A psalm of David. O LORD, hear my prayer! Pay attention to my plea for help! Because of your faithfulness and justice, answer me!
  • Lam 3:24 : 24 “My portion is the LORD,” I have said to myself, so I will put my hope in him.
  • Zech 13:9 : 9 Then I will bring the remaining third into the fire; I will refine them like silver is refined and will test them like gold is tested. They will call on my name and I will answer; I will say,‘These are my people,’ and they will say,‘The LORD is my God.’”
  • Ps 55:1-2 : 1 For the music director, to be accompanied by stringed instruments; a well-written song by David. Listen, O God, to my prayer! Do not ignore my appeal for mercy! 2 Pay attention to me and answer me! I am so upset and distressed, I am beside myself,
  • Ps 64:1 : 1 For the music director; a psalm of David. Listen to me, O God, as I offer my lament! Protect my life from the enemy’s terrifying attacks.
  • Ps 91:2 : 2 I say this about the LORD, my shelter and my stronghold, my God in whom I trust–
  • Ps 116:1 : 1 I love the LORD because he heard my plea for mercy,
  • Ps 119:57 : 57 ח(Khet) The LORD is my source of security. I have determined to follow your instructions.
  • Ps 130:2 : 2 O Lord, listen to me! Pay attention to my plea for mercy!
  • Ps 16:5-6 : 5 LORD, you give me stability and prosperity; you make my future secure. 6 It is as if I have been given fertile fields or received a beautiful tract of land.
  • Ps 27:7-8 : 7 Hear me, O LORD, when I cry out! Have mercy on me and answer me! 8 My heart tells me to pray to you, and I do pray to you, O LORD.
  • Ps 28:1-2 : 1 By David. To you, O LORD, I cry out! My protector, do not ignore me! If you do not respond to me, I will join those who are descending into the grave. 2 Hear my plea for mercy when I cry out to you for help, when I lift my hands toward your holy temple!

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 14 But I trust in you, O LORD! I declare,“You are my God!”

  • 6 The LORD deserves praise, for he has heard my plea for mercy!

  • 8 To you, O LORD, I cried out; I begged the Lord for mercy:

  • 6 I call to you for you will answer me, O God. Listen to me! Hear what I say!

  • 1 A well-written song by David, when he was in the cave; a prayer. To the LORD I cry out; to the LORD I plead for mercy.

  • Ps 5:1-3
    3 verses
    81%

    1 For the music director, to be accompanied by wind instruments; a psalm of David. Listen to what I say, LORD! Carefully consider my complaint!

    2 Pay attention to my cry for help, my king and my God, for I am praying to you!

    3 LORD, in the morning you will hear me; in the morning I will present my case to you and then wait expectantly for an answer.

  • 28 You are my God and I will give you thanks! You are my God and I will praise you!

  • Ps 116:1-2
    2 verses
    80%

    1 I love the LORD because he heard my plea for mercy,

    2 and listened to me. As long as I live, I will call to him when I need help.

  • Ps 130:1-2
    2 verses
    80%

    1 A song of ascents. From the deep water I cry out to you, O LORD.

    2 O Lord, listen to me! Pay attention to my plea for mercy!

  • 80%

    9 The LORD has heard my appeal for mercy; the LORD has accepted my prayer.

  • 22 I jumped to conclusions and said,“I am cut off from your presence!” But you heard my plea for mercy when I cried out to you for help.

  • Ps 86:6-7
    2 verses
    80%

    6 O LORD, hear my prayer! Pay attention to my plea for mercy!

    7 In my time of trouble I cry out to you, for you will answer me.

  • Ps 142:5-6
    2 verses
    80%

    5 I cry out to you, O LORD; I say,“You are my shelter, my security in the land of the living.”

    6 Listen to my cry for help, for I am in serious trouble! Rescue me from those who chase me, for they are stronger than I am.

  • 2 O LORD my God, I cried out to you and you healed me.

  • Ps 27:7-8
    2 verses
    80%

    7 Hear me, O LORD, when I cry out! Have mercy on me and answer me!

    8 My heart tells me to pray to you, and I do pray to you, O LORD.

  • 1 A psalm of David. O LORD, I cry out to you. Come quickly to me! Pay attention to me when I cry out to you!

  • 7 O Sovereign LORD, my strong deliverer, you shield my head in the day of battle.

  • 1 A song of ascents. In my distress I cried out to the LORD and he answered me.

  • Ps 16:1-2
    2 verses
    78%

    1 A prayer of David. Protect me, O God, for I have taken shelter in you.

    2 I say to the LORD,“You are the Lord, my only source of well-being.”

  • 6 In my distress I called to the LORD; I cried out to my God. From his heavenly temple he heard my voice; he listened to my cry for help.

  • 1 For the music director; to be played on a stringed instrument; written by David. O God, hear my cry for help! Pay attention to my prayer!

  • 1 A psalm of David. O LORD, hear my prayer! Pay attention to my plea for help! Because of your faithfulness and justice, answer me!

  • 2 O God, listen to my prayer! Pay attention to what I say!

  • 78%

    4 To the LORD I cried out, and he answered me from his holy hill.(Selah)

  • 10 Hear, O LORD, and have mercy on me! O LORD, deliver me!”

  • 1 The prayer of an oppressed man, as he grows faint and pours out his lament before the LORD. O LORD, hear my prayer! Pay attention to my cry for help!

  • 1 A song, a psalm written by the Korahites; for the music director; according to the machalath-leannoth style; a well-written song by Heman the Ezrachite. O LORD God who delivers me! By day I cry out and at night I pray before you.

  • 4 I called on the name of the LORD,“Please LORD, rescue my life!”

  • 2 He said:“The LORD is my high ridge, my stronghold, my deliverer.

  • Ps 18:1-2
    2 verses
    76%

    1 For the music director; by the LORD’s servant David, who sang to the LORD the words of this song when the LORD rescued him from the power of all his enemies, including Saul. He said:“I love you, LORD, my source of strength!

    2 The LORD is my high ridge, my stronghold, my deliverer. My God is my rocky summit where I take shelter, my shield, the horn that saves me, and my refuge.

  • 1 For the music director, Jeduthun; a psalm of Asaph. I will cry out to God and call for help! I will cry out to God and he will pay attention to me.

  • 7 In my distress I called to the LORD; I called to my God. From his heavenly temple he heard my voice; he listened to my cry for help.

  • 21 I will give you thanks, for you answered me, and have become my deliverer.

  • 56 You heard my plea:“Do not close your ears to my cry for relief!”

  • 76%

    1 For the music director, to be accompanied by stringed instruments; a psalm of David. When I call out, answer me, O God who vindicates me! Though I am hemmed in, you will lead me into a wide, open place. Have mercy on me and respond to my prayer!

  • 26 Help me, O LORD my God! Because you are faithful to me, deliver me!

  • 15 Yet I wait for you, O LORD! You will respond, O Lord, my God!

  • 2 I say this about the LORD, my shelter and my stronghold, my God in whom I trust–

  • 16 As for me, I will call out to God, and the LORD will deliver me.

  • 12 I am obligated to fulfill the vows I made to you, O God; I will give you the thank-offerings you deserve,

  • 1 O LORD, you are my God! I will exalt you in praise, I will extol your fame. For you have done extraordinary things, and executed plans made long ago exactly as you decreed.