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Psalm 6:8
Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity, for the LORD has heard the voice of my weeping.
6I am weary with my groaning. Every night I flood my bed. I drench my couch with my tears.
7My eye wastes away because of grief. It grows old because of all my adversaries.
8Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity, for the LORD has heard the voice of my weeping.
9The LORD has heard my supplication. The LORD accepts my prayer.
10May all my enemies be ashamed and dismayed. They shall turn back, they shall be disgraced suddenly.
Notice
“Depart from me” marks a turn from exhausted grief to confidence before adversaries, grounded in the conviction that YHWH has heard even the sound of weeping.
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Matthew 7:23Then I will tell them, ‘I never knew you. Depart from me, you who work iniquity.’Both passages command workers of iniquity to depart; Matthew adds the speaker’s declaration that he never knew them.
Luke 13:27He will say, ‘I tell you, I don’t know where you come from. Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity.’Both use the command “Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity,” though Luke connects it with being unknown to the speaker.
Psalm 119:115Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may keep the commandments of my God.Both command evildoers to depart, with Psalm 6 stressing prayer heard and Psalm 119 stressing obedience to God’s commandments.
Psalm 145:18The LORD is near to all those who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.Both describe God’s attention to those who address him: hearing weeping in Psalm 6 and drawing near in Psalm 145.
Psalm 3:4I cry to the LORD with my voice, and he answers me out of his holy hill. Selah.Both speak of a voice reaching the LORD and express confidence that he hears or answers.
Hebrews 5:7He, in the days of his flesh, having offered up prayers and petitions with strong crying and tears to him who was able to save him from death, and having been …Both connect tears with being heard by God; Hebrews describes prayers and petitions offered with strong crying.
Psalm 139:19If only you, God, would kill the wicked. Get away from me, you bloodthirsty men!Both demand separation from evildoers; Psalm 139 also asks God to kill the wicked.
Matthew 25:41Then he will say also to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire which is prepared for the devil and his angels;Both contain a command to depart; Matthew specifies eternal fire, while Psalm 6 addresses the grieving speaker’s adversaries.
Isaiah 30:19For the people will dwell in Zion at Jerusalem. You will weep no more. He will surely be gracious to you at the voice of your cry. When he hears you, he will …Both connect weeping with God’s hearing; Isaiah also promises an answer and an end to weeping for people in Zion.
Isaiah 38:3and said, “Remember now, LORD, I beg you, how I have walked before you in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in your sight.” Then …Both place tears within an appeal to the LORD, though this verse in Isaiah does not yet describe his response.
Isaiah 38:5“Go, and tell Hezekiah, ‘The LORD, the God of David your father, says, “I have heard your prayer. I have seen your tears. Behold, I will add fifteen years to …Both affirm that the LORD attends to prayer and tears; Isaiah adds a specific promise of fifteen more years.
Hebrews 11:34quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, from weakness were made strong, grew mighty in war, and caused foreign armies to flee.The shared thread is limited to resistance against opposition: Psalm 6 commands adversaries to depart, while Hebrews recounts armies put to flight.
Where this verse fits
Grief. injustice and anger. wanting a steady prayer habit.
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Encouragement
There is no need to make sorrow sound composed before bringing it to God. The confidence here rests on what YHWH has heard: the voice of weeping.
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