Psalm 27:7

7 HERR, höre meine Stimme, wenn ich rufe; sei mir gnädig und erhöre mich!

Psalm 27:7 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 27:7

Hear, O Lord, [when] I cry with my voice
Which is to be understood of prayer, and that in the time of distress; and of vocal prayer, as distinguished from mental prayer; and the phrase denotes the vehemency and intenseness of it: and the request is, that the Lord would hear it; not only as he is omniscient and omnipresent, and so hears the prayers of all, good and bad; but as a God gracious and merciful, who sometimes very quickly hears, and answers in a gracious way, and sometimes seems to turn a deaf car, to shut out the prayers of his people, and cover himself with a cloud, that they should not pass through, or, however, defers an answer to it for a little while; yet, sooner or later, he always shows himself a God hearing prayer;

have mercy also upon me;
by delivering him out of his temporal distresses, and by forgiving his iniquities;

and answer me;
by speaking a word in season; commanding off the affliction he lay under, and by saying to him that his sins were forgiven him.

Psalm 27:7 In-Context

5 Denn er deckt mich in seiner Hütte zur bösen Zeit, er verbirgt mich heimlich in seinem Gezelt und erhöht mich auf einem Felsen,

6 und wird nun erhöhen mein Haupt über meine Feinde, die um mich sind; so will ich in seiner Hütte Lob opfern, ich will singen und lobsagen dem HERRN.

7 HERR, höre meine Stimme, wenn ich rufe; sei mir gnädig und erhöre mich!

8 Mein Herz hält dir vor dein Wort: "Ihr sollt mein Antlitz suchen." Darum suche ich auch, HERR, dein Antlitz.

9 Verbirg dein Antlitz nicht vor mir und verstoße nicht im Zorn deinen Knecht; denn du bist meine Hilfe. Laß mich nicht und tue nicht von mir die Hand ab, Gott, mein Heil!