I cried out to you, O Lord. I begged the Lord for mercy, saying,
Parallel translations
- WEB I cried to you, Yahweh. I made supplication to the Lord:
- KJV I cried to thee, O LORD; and unto the LORD I made supplication.
- BSB To You, O LORD, I called, and I begged my Lord for mercy:
- NKJV I cried out to You, O Lord; And to the Lord I made supplication:
- NASB To You, Lord, I called, And to the Lord I pleaded for compassion:
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Quick answer
David cried to the Lord and made supplication to Him. It records his turning to God in distress.
Overview
Brought low, David responds not with despair but with prayer, appealing to the Lord. The verse models the right reaction to God's hidden face: renewed pleading for mercy. It introduces the petition that follows in his time of need.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- Phil 4:6–7In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.
- Ps 34:6This poor man cried, and Yahweh heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.
- Ps 130:1–2A Song of Ascents. Out of the depths I have cried to you, Yahweh.
- Ps 77:1–2For the Chief Musician. To Jeduthun. A Psalm by Asaph. My cry goes to God! Indeed, I cry to God for help, and for him to listen to me.
- 1 Cor 12:8–9For to one is given through the Spirit the word of wisdom, and to another the word of knowledge, according to the same Spirit;
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