# Yahweh has heard my appeal for mercy ... Yahweh has accepted my prayer

These two lines have very similar meanings. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-parallelism]])

# Yahweh has accepted my prayer

Being willing to do what David has prayed for is spoken of as accepting his prayer. Alternate translation: "Yahweh will respond to my prayer" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])