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Turn back from me, all you who behave wickedly,[a]
for the Lord has heard the sound of my weeping.[b]
The Lord has heard my appeal for mercy;
the Lord has accepted[c] my prayer.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 6:8 tn Heb “all [you] workers of wickedness.” See Ps 5:5.
  2. Psalm 6:8 sn The Lord has heard. The psalmist’s mood abruptly changes because the Lord responded positively to the lament and petition of vv. 1-7 and promised him deliverance.
  3. Psalm 6:9 tn The prefixed verbal form is probably a preterite here; it is parallel to a perfect and refers to the fact that the Lord has responded favorably to the psalmist’s request.

Away from me,(A) all you who do evil,(B)
    for the Lord has heard my weeping.
The Lord has heard my cry for mercy;(C)
    the Lord accepts my prayer.

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