Psalm 6 (New International Version)

Psalm 6

For the director of music. With stringed instruments. According to sheminith.^[a]

A psalm of David.

 ² Be merciful to me, LORD, for I am faint;
       O LORD, heal me, for my bones are in agony.

 ³ My soul is in anguish.
       How long, O LORD, how long?

 ⁴ Turn, O LORD, and deliver me;
       save me because of your unfailing love.

 ⁵ No one remembers you when he is dead.
       Who praises you from the grave ^[b] ?

 ⁶ I am worn out from groaning;
       all night long I flood my bed with weeping
       and drench my couch with tears.

 ⁷ My eyes grow weak with sorrow;
       they fail because of all my foes.

 ⁸ Away from me, all you who do evil,
       for the LORD has heard my weeping.

 ⁹ The LORD has heard my cry for mercy;
       the LORD accepts my prayer.

 ¹⁰ All my enemies will be ashamed and dismayed;
       they will turn back in sudden disgrace.