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Psalm 6-8
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A Prayer of Faith in Time of Distress

To the Chief Musician. With stringed instruments. (A)On [a]an eight-stringed harp. A Psalm of David.

6 O Lord, (B)do not rebuke me in Your anger,
Nor chasten me in Your hot displeasure.
2 Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am weak;
O Lord, (C)heal me, for my bones are troubled.
3 My soul also is greatly (D)troubled;
But You, O Lord—how long?

4 Return, O Lord, deliver me!
Oh, save me for Your mercies’ sake!
5 (E)For in death there is no remembrance of You;
In the grave who will give You thanks?

6 I am weary with my groaning;
[b]All night I make my bed swim;
I drench my couch with my tears.
7 (F)My eye wastes away because of grief;
It grows old because of all my enemies.

8 (G)Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity;
For the Lord has (H)heard the voice of my weeping.
9 The Lord has heard my supplication;
The Lord will receive my prayer.
10 Let all my enemies be ashamed and greatly troubled;
Let them turn back and be ashamed suddenly.

Prayer and Praise for Deliverance from Enemies

A (I)Meditation[c] of David, which he sang to the Lord (J)concerning the words of Cush, a Benjamite.

7 O Lord my God, in You I put my trust;
(K)Save me from all those who persecute me;
And deliver me,
2 (L)Lest they tear me like a lion,
(M)Rending me in pieces, while there is none to deliver.

3 O Lord my God, (N)if I have done this:
If there is (O)iniquity in my hands,
4 If I have repaid evil to him who was at peace with me,
Or (P)have plundered my enemy without cause,
5 Let the enemy pursue me and overtake me;
Yes, let him trample my life to the earth,
And lay my honor in the dust. Selah

6 Arise, O Lord, in Your anger;
(Q)Lift Yourself up because of the rage of my enemies;
(R)Rise up [d]for me to the judgment You have commanded!
7 So the congregation of the peoples shall surround You;
For their sakes, therefore, return on high.
8 The Lord shall judge the peoples;
(S)Judge me, O Lord, (T)according to my righteousness,
And according to my integrity within me.

9 Oh, let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end,
But establish the just;
(U)For the righteous God tests the hearts and [e]minds.
10 [f]My defense is of God,
Who saves the (V)upright in heart.

11 God is a just judge,
And God is angry with the wicked every day.
12 If he does not turn back,
He will (W)sharpen His sword;
He bends His bow and makes it ready.
13 He also prepares for Himself instruments of death;
He makes His arrows into fiery shafts.

14 (X)Behold, the wicked brings forth iniquity;
Yes, he conceives trouble and brings forth falsehood.
15 He made a pit and dug it out,
(Y)And has fallen into the ditch which he made.
16 (Z)His trouble shall return upon his own head,
And his violent dealing shall come down on [g]his own crown.

17 I will praise the Lord according to His righteousness,
And will sing praise to the name of the Lord Most High.

The Glory of the Lord in Creation

To the Chief Musician. [h]On the instrument of Gath. A Psalm of David.

8 O Lord, our Lord,
How (AA)excellent is Your name in all the earth,
Who have (AB)set Your glory above the heavens!

2 (AC)Out of the mouth of babes and nursing infants
You have [i]ordained strength,
Because of Your enemies,
That You may silence (AD)the enemy and the avenger.

3 When I (AE)consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers,
The moon and the stars, which You have ordained,
4 (AF)What is man that You are mindful of him,
And the son of man that You (AG)visit[j] him?
5 For You have made him a little lower than [k]the angels,
And You have crowned him with glory and honor.

6 (AH)You have made him to have dominion over the works of Your hands;
(AI)You have put all things under his feet,
7 All sheep and oxen—
Even the beasts of the field,
8 The birds of the air,
And the fish of the sea
That pass through the paths of the seas.

9 (AJ)O Lord, our Lord,
How excellent is Your name in all the earth!

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 6:1 Heb. sheminith
  2. Psalm 6:6 Or Every night
  3. Psalm 7:1 Heb. Shiggaion
  4. Psalm 7:6 So with MT, Tg., Vg.; LXX O Lord my God
  5. Psalm 7:9 Lit. kidneys, the most secret part of man
  6. Psalm 7:10 Lit. My shield is upon God
  7. Psalm 7:16 The crown of his own head
  8. Psalm 8:1 Heb. Al Gittith
  9. Psalm 8:2 established
  10. Psalm 8:4 give attention to or care for
  11. Psalm 8:5 Heb. Elohim, God; LXX, Syr., Tg., Jewish tradition angels
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Psalm 6-8
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Psalm 6[a]

For the director of music. With stringed instruments. According to sheminith.[b] A psalm of David.

1 Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger(A)
    or discipline me in your wrath.
2 Have mercy on me,(B) Lord, for I am faint;(C)
    heal me,(D) Lord, for my bones are in agony.(E)
3 My soul is in deep anguish.(F)
    How long,(G) Lord, how long?

4 Turn,(H) Lord, and deliver me;
    save me because of your unfailing love.(I)
5 Among the dead no one proclaims your name.
    Who praises you from the grave?(J)

6 I am worn out(K) from my groaning.(L)

All night long I flood my bed with weeping(M)
    and drench my couch with tears.(N)
7 My eyes grow weak(O) with sorrow;
    they fail because of all my foes.

8 Away from me,(P) all you who do evil,(Q)
    for the Lord has heard my weeping.
9 The Lord has heard my cry for mercy;(R)
    the Lord accepts my prayer.
10 All my enemies will be overwhelmed with shame and anguish;(S)
    they will turn back and suddenly be put to shame.(T)

Psalm 7[c]

A shiggaion[d](U) of David, which he sang to the Lord concerning Cush, a Benjamite.

1 Lord my God, I take refuge(V) in you;
    save and deliver me(W) from all who pursue me,(X)
2 or they will tear me apart like a lion(Y)
    and rip me to pieces with no one to rescue(Z) me.

3 Lord my God, if I have done this
    and there is guilt on my hands(AA)—
4 if I have repaid my ally with evil
    or without cause(AB) have robbed my foe—
5 then let my enemy pursue and overtake(AC) me;
    let him trample my life to the ground(AD)
    and make me sleep in the dust.[e](AE)

6 Arise,(AF) Lord, in your anger;
    rise up against the rage of my enemies.(AG)
    Awake,(AH) my God; decree justice.
7 Let the assembled peoples gather around you,
    while you sit enthroned over them on high.(AI)
8     Let the Lord judge(AJ) the peoples.
Vindicate me, Lord, according to my righteousness,(AK)
    according to my integrity,(AL) O Most High.(AM)
9 Bring to an end the violence of the wicked
    and make the righteous secure—(AN)
you, the righteous God(AO)
    who probes minds and hearts.(AP)

10 My shield[f](AQ) is God Most High,
    who saves the upright in heart.(AR)
11 God is a righteous judge,(AS)
    a God who displays his wrath(AT) every day.
12 If he does not relent,(AU)
    he[g] will sharpen his sword;(AV)
    he will bend and string his bow.(AW)
13 He has prepared his deadly weapons;
    he makes ready his flaming arrows.(AX)

14 Whoever is pregnant with evil
    conceives trouble and gives birth(AY) to disillusionment.
15 Whoever digs a hole and scoops it out
    falls into the pit(AZ) they have made.(BA)
16 The trouble they cause recoils on them;
    their violence comes down on their own heads.

17 I will give thanks to the Lord because of his righteousness;(BB)
    I will sing the praises(BC) of the name of the Lord Most High.(BD)

Psalm 8[h]

For the director of music. According to gittith.[i] A psalm of David.

1 Lord, our Lord,
    how majestic is your name(BE) in all the earth!

You have set your glory(BF)
    in the heavens.(BG)
2 Through the praise of children and infants
    you have established a stronghold(BH) against your enemies,
    to silence the foe(BI) and the avenger.
3 When I consider your heavens,(BJ)
    the work of your fingers,(BK)
the moon and the stars,(BL)
    which you have set in place,
4 what is mankind that you are mindful of them,
    human beings that you care for them?[j](BM)

5 You have made them[k] a little lower than the angels[l](BN)
    and crowned them[m] with glory and honor.(BO)
6 You made them rulers(BP) over the works of your hands;(BQ)
    you put everything under their[n] feet:(BR)
7 all flocks and herds,(BS)
    and the animals of the wild,(BT)
8 the birds in the sky,
    and the fish in the sea,(BU)
    all that swim the paths of the seas.

9 Lord, our Lord,
    how majestic is your name in all the earth!(BV)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 6:1 In Hebrew texts 6:1-10 is numbered 6:2-11.
  2. Psalm 6:1 Title: Probably a musical term
  3. Psalm 7:1 In Hebrew texts 7:1-17 is numbered 7:2-18.
  4. Psalm 7:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
  5. Psalm 7:5 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.
  6. Psalm 7:10 Or sovereign
  7. Psalm 7:12 Or If anyone does not repent, / God
  8. Psalm 8:1 In Hebrew texts 8:1-9 is numbered 8:2-10.
  9. Psalm 8:1 Title: Probably a musical term
  10. Psalm 8:4 Or what is a human being that you are mindful of him, / a son of man that you care for him?
  11. Psalm 8:5 Or him
  12. Psalm 8:5 Or than God
  13. Psalm 8:5 Or him
  14. Psalm 8:6 Or made him ruler . . . ; / . . . his
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