Blessed be the LORD, for He has heard my cry for mercy.
Parallel translations
- WEB Blessed be Yahweh, because he has heard the voice of my petitions.
- KJV Blessed be the LORD, because he hath heard the voice of my supplications.
- NKJV Blessed be the Lord, Because He has heard the voice of my supplications!
- NASB ¶Blessed be the Lord, Because He has heard the sound of my pleading.
- NLT Praise the Lord! For he has heard my cry for mercy.
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Quick answer
David blesses the Lord because He has heard his pleas for mercy. It turns from petition to thanksgiving for answered prayer.
Overview
The mood shifts decisively as David moves from crying out to praising, confident that God has heard him. This assurance often comes by faith even before deliverance is seen. The God who hears His people foreshadows the access secured through Christ, in whom our prayers are always received.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- Ps 31:21–22Blessed be the LORD, for He has shown me His loving devotion in a city under siege.
- Ps 107:19–22Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress.
- Ps 118:5In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered and set me free.
- Ps 66:19–20But God has surely heard; He has attended to the sound of my prayer.
- Ps 69:33–34For the LORD listens to the needy and does not despise His captive people.
- Ps 116:1–2I love the LORD, for He has heard my voice—my appeal for mercy.
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