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Psalms 69:13

But my prayer to You, O LORD, is for a time of favor. In Your abundant loving devotion, O God, answer me with Your sure salvation.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The psalmist, mocked at the city gate and sinking in mire, addresses Yahweh directly, asking for a response timed to God's favor rather than his own urgency.

The words — עֵת רָצוֹן (ʿet raṣôn) is not "a good time" but "a time of favor," a fixed phrase that recurs in Isaiah 49:8 and 2 Corinthians 6:2; חַסֶד (ḥesed) specifies covenant loyalty, not generic affection.

The thread — The "time of favor / day of salvation" pairing links this verse to Isaiah 49:8 and 2 Corinthians 6:2; Psalms 55:16 offers a parallel plea from the same psalmist.

Why it lands — The psalmist does not ask God to answer at any moment; he asks God to answer when God's favor is operative, which forces the reader to confront whether their own prayers are timed to God's calendar or their own.

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The Hebrew words

וַאֲנִ֤יva./'a.Niand/ Iתְפִלָּתִֽי־te.fi.la.t/i-prayer/ myלְךָ֨׀le./Kha[is] to/ youיְהוָ֡הYah.wehO Yahwehעֵ֤ת'eta time ofרָצ֗וֹןra.Tzonfavorאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimO Godבְּרָב־be./rov-in/ [the] greatness ofחַסְדֶּ֑ךָchas.De./khacovenant loyalty/ yourעֲ֝נֵ֗נִי'a.Ne./nianswer/ meבֶּאֱמֶ֥תbe./'e.Metin/ [the] faithfulness ofיִשְׁעֶֽךָ׃yish.'E./khasalvation/ your

King James Version

But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, O Lord, in an acceptable time: O God, in the multitude of thy mercy hear me, in the truth of thy salvation.

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