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Psalm 140:6

I said to the LORD, “You are my God.” Listen to the cry of my petitions, LORD.

4LORD, keep me from the hands of the wicked. Preserve me from the violent men who have determined to trip my feet.
5The proud have hidden a snare for me, they have spread the cords of a net by the path. They have set traps for me. Selah.
6I said to the LORD, “You are my God.” Listen to the cry of my petitions, LORD.
7LORD, the Lord, the strength of my salvation, you have covered my head in the day of battle.
8LORD, don’t grant the desires of the wicked. Don’t let their evil plans succeed, or they will become proud. Selah.
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Notice

The plea to be heard follows a claim of belonging to God, spoken while violent people still threaten the speaker.

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Where else Scripture says this

6 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Psalm 143:1A Psalm by David. Hear my prayer, LORD. Listen to my petitions. In your faithfulness and righteousness, relieve me.Both prayers ask the LORD to listen to petitions, bringing need before him.
Psalm 143:10Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. Your Spirit is good. Lead me in the land of uprightness.Both speakers name God as their God, with one asking for a hearing and the other for guidance.
Psalm 28:2Hear the voice of my petitions, when I cry to you, when I lift up my hands toward your Most Holy Place.Both speakers cry to God and ask him to hear their petitions.
Psalm 31:14But I trust in you, LORD. I said, “You are my God.”Both speakers tell the LORD that he is their God, expressing trust as they address him.
Zechariah 13:9I will bring the third part into the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will test them like gold is tested. They will call on my name, and I …Both link calling on God with naming him as their God; Zechariah also records God's promise to hear.
Lamentations 3:24“The LORD is my portion,” says my soul. “Therefore I will hope in him.”Both use personal language about the LORD: one names him as God, the other as the speaker's portion.
Where this verse fits

Injustice and anger. anxiety or panic.

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Encouragement

Belonging to God leaves room for an urgent cry. The speaker names YHWH as his God while still asking him to listen.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).