Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version But I pray to you, LORD, in the time of your favor; in your great love, O God, answer me with your sure salvation. 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. 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. 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. King James Bible 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. 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. 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. NASB 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. NASB 1977 But as for me, my prayer is to Thee, O LORD, at an acceptable time; O God, in the greatness of Thy lovingkindness, Answer me with Thy saving truth. 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. 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]. 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. Holman 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. 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. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And I have prayed before you, LORD JEHOVAH, in an acceptable time; oh God, in the abundance of your grace answer me, and in the abundance of your salvation. Brenton Septuagint Translation 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. Contemporary English Version But I pray to you, LORD. So when the time is right, answer me and help me with your wonderful love. Douay-Rheims Bible 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. 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation May my prayer come to you at an acceptable time, O LORD. O God, out of the greatness of your mercy, answer me with the truth of your salvation. 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. International Standard Version As for me, LORD, may my prayer to you come at a favorable time. God, in the abundance of your gracious love, answer me with your sure deliverance. JPS Tanakh 1917 But as for me, let my prayer be unto Thee, O LORD, in an acceptable time; O God, in the abundance of Thy mercy, Answer me with the truth of Thy salvation. Literal Standard Version And my prayer [is] to You, O YHWH, | A time of good pleasure, O God, | In the abundance of Your kindness, | Answer me in the truth of Your salvation. Majority 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 American Bible But I will pray to you, LORD, at a favorable time. God, in your abundant kindness, answer me with your sure deliverance. NET Bible 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! New Revised 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. With your faithful help New Heart English Bible But as for me, my prayer is to you, LORD, in an acceptable time. 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. World English Bible But as for me, my prayer is to you, Yahweh, in an acceptable time. God, in the abundance of your loving kindness, answer me in the truth of your salvation. 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. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Waters Are Up to My Neck…12Those who sit at the gate mock me, and I am the song of drunkards. 13But 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. 14Rescue me from the mire and do not let me sink; deliver me from my foes and out of the deep waters.… Cross References 2 Corinthians 6:2 For He says: "In the time of favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you." Behold, now is the time of favor; now is the day of salvation! Psalm 5:7 But I will enter Your house by the abundance of Your loving devotion; in reverence I will bow down toward Your holy temple. Psalm 32:6 Therefore let all the godly pray to You while You may be found. Surely when great waters rise, they will not come near. Psalm 51:1 Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your loving devotion; according to Your great compassion, blot out my transgressions. Psalm 109:4 In return for my love they accuse me, but I am a man of prayer. Isaiah 49:8 This is what the LORD says: "In the time of favor I will answer You, and in the day of salvation I will help You; I will keep You and appoint You to be a covenant for the people, to restore the land, to apportion its desolate inheritances, Treasury of Scripture But as for me, my prayer is to you, O LORD, in an acceptable time: O God, in the multitude of your mercy hear me, in the truth of your salvation. my prayer Psalm 40:16,17 Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: let such as love thy salvation say continually, The LORD be magnified… Psalm 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. Matthew 26:36 Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder. in an 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 thee, whatsoever cometh to thine hand unto thy servants, and to thy son David. Esther 5:2,6 And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favour in his sight: and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre… Esther 7:2 And the king said again unto Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition, queen Esther? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? and it shall be performed, even to the half of the kingdom. in the Psalm 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 lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation… Psalm 98:3 He hath remembered his mercy and his truth toward the house of Israel: all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. Genesis 24:27 And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I being in the way, the LORD led me to the house of my master's brethren. Jump to Previous Abundance Acceptable Faithful Favor Good Great Greatness Hear Help Kindness Loving Loving-Kindness Mercy Multitude Pleased Pleasure Prayer Salvation Saving Steadfast Time TruthJump to Next Abundance Acceptable Faithful Favor Good Great Greatness Hear Help Kindness Loving Loving-Kindness Mercy Multitude Pleased Pleasure Prayer Salvation Saving Steadfast Time TruthPsalm 69 1. David complains of his affliction13. He prays for deliverance 22. He devotes his enemies to destruction 30. He praises God with thanksgiving (13) But.--A better arrangement of the clauses of this verse is: But as for me my prayer (is) to Thee Jehovah in a time of grace, God in the abundance of Thy (covenant) mercy Hear me with the faithfulness of Thy help. For the favourable or gracious time comp Isaiah 49:8. Whatever the sin of Psalm 69:5, &c., it had not cut the offender off from the sense of the blessings of the covenant, or he had been by pardon restored to it. Verses 13-21. - The psalmist now betakes himself to earnest prayer - he has sufficiently represented his condition, though he still adds a few words respecting it (vers. 19-21), and the immediate need is relief. He therefore approaches God in what he hopes is "an acceptable time" (ver. 13), and humbly entreats for mercy (vers. 14-18). Verse 13. - But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, O Lord, in an acceptable time (comp. Psalm 32:6; Isaiah 49:8). Professor Cheyne asks, "How has it been revealed to the psalmist that this is an acceptable time?" We can only answer - Perhaps it has not been revealed; he may express a hope rather than a full assurance. Or it may have been revealed to him in the way that other things were. O God, in the multitude of thy mercy hear me; or, "in the greatness of thy mercy;" i.e. as thy mercy is so great. In the truth of thy salvation. "In the exercise of that fidelity which secures the salvation of all that trust it" (Professor Alexander).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Butוַאֲנִ֤י (wa·’ă·nî) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 589: I my prayer תְפִלָּתִֽי־ (ṯə·p̄il·lā·ṯî-) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 8605: Intercession, supplication, a hymn to You, לְךָ֨ ׀ (lə·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew O LORD, יְהוָ֡ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel is for a time עֵ֤ת (‘êṯ) Noun - common singular construct Strong's 6256: Time, now, when of favor. רָצ֗וֹן (rā·ṣō·wn) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7522: Goodwill, favor, acceptance, will In Your abundant בְּרָב־ (bə·rāḇ-) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 7230: Multitude, abundance, greatness loving devotion, חַסְדֶּ֑ךָ (ḥas·de·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 2617: Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty O God, אֱלֹהִ֥ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative answer me עֲ֝נֵ֗נִי (‘ă·nê·nî) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | first person common singular Strong's 6030: To answer, respond with Your sure בֶּאֱמֶ֥ת (be·’ĕ·meṯ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 571: Stability, certainty, truth, trustworthiness salvation. יִשְׁעֶֽךָ׃ (yiš·‘e·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 3468: Deliverance, rescue, salvation, safety, welfare Links Psalm 69:13 NIVPsalm 69:13 NLT Psalm 69:13 ESV Psalm 69:13 NASB Psalm 69:13 KJV Psalm 69:13 BibleApps.com Psalm 69:13 Biblia Paralela Psalm 69:13 Chinese Bible Psalm 69:13 French Bible Psalm 69:13 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 69:13 But as for me my prayer (Psalm Ps Psa.) |