Psalms 28:6
in Psalms 28Blessed be the LORD, for He has heard my cry for mercy.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Blessed be Jehovah, Because he hath heard the voice of my supplications.
KJV
Blessed be the Lord, because he hath heard the voice of my supplications.
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This verse in Psalms 28
Commentary
3 notes on this verseBlessed be the Lord. Saints are full of benedictions; they are a blessed people, and a blessing people; but they give their best blessings, the fat of their sacrifices, to their glorious Lord. Our Psalm was prayer up to this point, and now it turns to praise.
This site's exposition
Blessed be the LORD
on Psalms 28:6-7
The psalm turns to praise: the LORD has heard the cry for mercy. Shield is a soldier's word, and the strength beside it is what holds him up. His heart trusts, he is helped, and the song follows.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Those that pray in faith may rejoice in hope. "He hath heard me (graciously accepted me) and I am as sure of a real answer as if I had it already." 2. What we win by prayer we must wear by praise.
The words behind it
6 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| בָּר֥וּךְ | barukh | [be] blessed | H1288 → | 330 times |
| יְהוָ֑ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| כִּי־ | kisha- | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| שָׁ֝מַע | shama' | he has heard | H8085 → | 1159 times |
| ק֣וֹל | kol | [the] sound of | H6963 → | 506 times |
| תַּחֲנוּנָֽי׃ | tachanunai | supplications my | H8469 → | 18 times |
בָּר֥וּךְ[be] blessed
barukhH1288 →330 times
יְהוָ֑הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
כִּי־for
kisha-H3588 →4482 times
שָׁ֝מַעhe has heard
shama'H8085 →1159 times
ק֣וֹל[the] sound of
kolH6963 →506 times
תַּחֲנוּנָֽי׃supplications my
tachanunaiH8469 →18 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
5 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Psalms 118:5In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered and set me free.
it leads to
- Psalms 18:19
He brought me out into the open; He rescued me because He delighted in me.
- Psalms 18:6
In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried to my God for help. From His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for His help reached His ears.
- Psalms 120:1
In my distress I cried to the LORD, and He answered me.
- Psalms 107:19
Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress.
- Psalms 130:1–2
Out of the depths I cry to You, O LORD!
- Psalms 18:19
About Psalms
This page draws on Charles Spurgeon, The Treasury of David, Vol. 2; Charles Spurgeon, The Treasury of David; Franz Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Psalms and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.