Psalms 9:13

when they prayed: ¹  “Have mercy on me, ²  Lord! See how I am oppressed by those who hate me, ³  O one who can snatch me away ⁴  from the gates of death!

O LORD, see how my enemies persecute me! Have mercy and lift me up from the gates of death,

Be gracious to me, O LORD; See my affliction from those who hate me, You who lift me up from the gates of death,

LORD, have mercy on me. See how I suffer at the hands of those who hate me. Snatch me back from the jaws of death.

Be kind to me, GOD; I've been kicked around long enough. Once you've pulled me back from the gates of death,

Have mercy on me, O Lord, and see how I am troubled by my haters; let me be lifted up from the doors of death;

Be gracious to me, O LORD. See what I suffer from those who hate me; you are the one who lifts me up from the gates of death,

Have mercy on me, O LORD! Consider my trouble from those who hate me, You who lift me up from the gates of death,

when they prayed: ¹  “Have mercy on me, ²  Lord! See how I am oppressed by those who hate me, ³  O one who can snatch me away ⁴  from the gates of death!

¹ tn The words “when they prayed,” though not represented in the Hebrew text, are supplied in the translation for clarification. The petition in vv. 13-14 is best understood as the cry for help which the oppressed offered to God when the nations threatened. The Lord answered this request, prompting the present song of thanksgiving.

² tn Or “show me favor.”

³ tn Heb “see my misery from the ones who hate me.”

⁴ tn Heb “one who lifts me up.”