Psalms 6:9

6:9 The Lord has heard my appeal for mercy;

the Lord has accepted ¹  my prayer.

Psalms 30:10

30:10 Hear, O Lord, and have mercy on me!

O Lord, deliver me!” ² 

Psalms 34:17

34:17 The godly ³  cry out and the Lord hears;

he saves them from all their troubles. ⁴ 

Psalms 54:2

54:2 O God, listen to my prayer!

Pay attention to what I say! ⁵ 

Psalms 65:2

65:2 You hear prayers; ⁶ 

all people approach you. ⁷ 

Psalms 81:13

81:13 If only my people would obey me! ⁸ 

If only Israel would keep my commands! ⁹ 

[6:9]  ¹ 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.

[30:10]  ² tn Heb “be a helper to me.”

[34:17]  ³ tn Heb “they” (i.e., the godly mentioned in v. 15).

[34:17]  ⁴ tn The three perfect verbal forms are taken in a generalizing sense in v. 17 and translated with the present tense (note the generalizing mood of vv. 18-22).

[54:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “to the words of my mouth.”

[65:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “O one who hears prayer.”

[65:2]  ⁶ tn Heb “to you all flesh comes.”

[81:13]  ⁶ tn Heb “if only my people were listening to me.” The Hebrew particle לוּ (lu, “if not”) introduces a purely hypothetical or contrary to fact condition (see 2 Sam 18:12).

[81:13]  ⁷ tn Heb “[and if only] Israel would walk in my ways.”