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I will sing to Yahweh, because he has been good to me.
Psalms 13:6 · World English Bible
Parallel translations
  • KJV I will sing unto the LORD, because he hath dealt bountifully with me.
  • BSB I will sing to the LORD, for He has been good to me.
  • NKJV I will sing to the Lord, Because He has dealt bountifully with me.
  • NASB I will sing to the Lord, Because He has looked after me.
  • NLT I will sing to the Lord because he is good to me.

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Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 3

  • Ps 116:7Return to your rest, my soul, for Yahweh has dealt bountifully with you.
  • Ps 21:13Be exalted, Yahweh, in your strength, so we will sing and praise your power.
  • Ps 119:7I will give thanks to you with uprightness of heart, when I learn your righteous judgments.

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Commentaries & study tools

  • VideoBibleProject — Psalms videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical

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  • VideoWatch teaching on Psalms 13:6YouTube · Lay · Free

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  • CommentaryEnduring Word — verse-by-verseDavid Guzik · Lay · Free · evangelical

    Clear, readable, conservative exposition — the best free place to start on any passage.

  • CommentaryClassic commentaries for this verseBibleHub (20+ works) · Pastoral · Free

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  • CommentaryMatthew Henry on PsalmsMatthew Henry · Pastoral · Free · evangelical

    The beloved Puritan exposition of this whole book — warm, devotional, and verse by verse (free, CCEL).

  • ReferenceInterlinear, lexicon & Strong'sBlue Letter Bible · Seminary · Free

    Hebrew/Greek interlinear, word definitions, and cross-references for this verse.

Christ at the center

The Psalms are Christ's own prayer book and a gallery of his portraits — the suffering one of Psalm 22, the risen Lord of Psalm 16, the priest-king of Psalm 110, the Son to whom the nations are given.

How Psalms 13:6 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

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