‏ Psalms 6:8-9

8Turn back from me, all you who behave wickedly, ▼
▼tn Heb “all [you] workers of wickedness.” See Ps 5:5.

for the Lord has heard the sound of my weeping. ▼
▼sn The Lord has heard. The psalmist’s mood abruptly changes because the Lord responded positively to the lament and petition of vv. 1-7 and promised him deliverance.

9The Lord has heard my appeal for mercy;
the Lord has accepted ▼
▼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.
my prayer.
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