The Meaning of Psalms 9:13 Explained

Psalms 9:13

KJV: Have mercy upon me, O LORD; consider my trouble which I suffer of them that hate me, thou that liftest me up from the gates of death:

YLT: Favour me, O Jehovah, See mine affliction by those hating me, Thou who liftest me up from the gates of death,

Darby: Be gracious unto me, O Jehovah; consider mine affliction from them that hate me, lifting me up from the gates of death:

ASV: Have mercy upon me, O Jehovah; Behold my affliction which I suffer of them that hate me, Thou that liftest me up from the gates of death;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Have mercy  upon me, O LORD;  consider  my trouble  [which I suffer] of them that hate  me, thou that liftest me up  from the gates  of death: 

What does Psalms 9:13 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 9:1-20 - Confidence In The Righteous Judge
The Chaldee version adds to the inscription, "concerning the death of the champion who went out between the camps," referring to the death of Goliath. This is the first of the Acrostic or Alphabetical Psalms, of which there are nine: Psalms 9:1-20; Psalms 10:1-18; Psalms 25:1-22; Psalms 34:1-22; Psalms 37:1-40; Psalms 111:1-10; Psalms 112:1-10; Psalms 119:1-176; Psalms 145:1-21.
There is a predominant note of praise, Psalms 9:1-5; Psalms 9:11-12; Psalms 9:14. Let memory heap fuel on the altar of praise. In the resurrection of our Lord, God indeed rebuked our arch-enemy, and his strongholds are now wastes, Zechariah 3:1-2; 2 Corinthians 10:4; Colossians 2:15. But there is a corresponding note of trust, Psalms 9:7-12. Calamity drives us to God. The more we know the more we trust Him. Doubt is born of ignorance. Leave God to vindicate; He will not forget, Psalms 9:12. There is a petition for further help, Psalms 9:13; Psalms 9:19-20. We have been at the gates of death, Psalms 9:13; here are the gates of the Holy City, Psalms 9:14. Compare Psalms 9:15 and Esther 7:10. God does not forget; forget Him not, Psalms 9:12; Psalms 17:1-15. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 9

1  David praises God for executing judgment
11  He incites others to praise him
13  He prays that he may have cause to praise him

What do the individual words in Psalms 9:13 mean?

Have mercy on me Yahweh Consider my trouble from those who hate me You who lift me up from the gates of death
חָֽנְנֵ֬נִי יְהוָ֗ה רְאֵ֣ה עָ֭נְיִי מִשֹּׂנְאָ֑י מְ֝רוֹמְמִ֗י מִשַּׁ֥עֲרֵי מָֽוֶת

חָֽנְנֵ֬נִי  Have  mercy  on  me 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine singular, first person common singular
Root: חָנַן 
Sense: to be gracious, show favour, pity.
יְהוָ֗ה  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
רְאֵ֣ה  Consider 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine singular
Root: רָאָה 
Sense: to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider.
עָ֭נְיִי  my  trouble 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: עֳנִי  
Sense: affliction, poverty, misery.
מִשֹּׂנְאָ֑י  from  those  who  hate  me 
Parse: Preposition-m, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural construct, first person common singular
Root: שָׂנֵא  
Sense: to hate, be hateful.
מְ֝רוֹמְמִ֗י  You  who  lift  me  up 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Participle, masculine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: יָרוּם 
Sense: to rise, rise up, be high, be lofty, be exalted.
מִשַּׁ֥עֲרֵי  from  the  gates 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: שַׁעַר  
Sense: gate.
מָֽוֶת  of  death 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: מָוֶת  
Sense: death, dying, Death (personified), realm of the dead.