Psalms 27:7 (WEB)

Passage

Hear, Yahweh, when I cry with my voice. Have mercy also on me, and answer me.

Nearby Context

Psalms 27:5 For in the day of trouble, he will keep me secretly in his pavilion. In the secret place of his tabernacle, he will hide me. He will lift me up on a rock.

Psalms 27:6 Now my head will be lifted up above my enemies around me; I will offer sacrifices of joy in his tent. I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to Yahweh.

Psalms 27:7 Hear, Yahweh, when I cry with my voice. Have mercy also on me, and answer me.

Psalms 27:8 When you said, “Seek my face,” my heart said to you, “I will seek your face, Yahweh.”

Psalms 27:9 Don’t hide your face from me. Don’t put your servant away in anger. You have been my help. Don’t abandon me, neither forsake me, God of my salvation.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "mercy", "hear", "yahweh", "voice", and "answer". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "mercy" and "hear", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "Now my head will be lifted up..." into verse 8's "When you said Seek my face my...", so "mercy" and "hear" belong inside that flow. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "mercy" and "hear" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.