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Psalms 13:6

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I will sing to the Lord, Because He has dealt bountifully with me.
Psalms 13:6 · New King James Version
Parallel translations
  • WEB I will sing to Yahweh, because he has been good to me.
  • 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.
  • 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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Quick answer

David resolves to sing to Yahweh because He has dealt bountifully with him. Lament gives way to grateful song.

Overview

The psalm closes in praise as David, still awaiting full relief, sings of God's goodness already known to him. Remembering past faithfulness fuels present worship and future hope. This resolution shows how faith reframes trial, turning the soul from 'how long' to thankful song in the steadfast love of God.

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.

Themes, concepts, people & topics

Topics (1)
THANKFULNESS

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Commentaries & study tools

  • VideoBibleProject — Psalms videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical

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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.

Original language

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I will singשִׁירunto the LORDיְהֹוָהbecause he hath dealt bountifullyגָּמַל
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