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Psalm 6:1-7
Lexham English Bible
Psalm 6:1-7
Lexham English Bible
An Appeal for Forgiveness and Deliverance
For the music director; with stringed instruments, on the Sheminith.[a]
A psalm of David.[b]
6 O Yahweh, do not rebuke me in your anger,
and do not discipline me in your wrath.
2 Be gracious to me, O Yahweh, because I am feeble.
Heal me, O Yahweh, for my bones are terrified.
3 My soul is also very terrified.
But you, O Yahweh, how long?
4 Turn, O Yahweh; deliver my life.[c]
Save me for the sake of your steadfast love.[d]
5 For there is no remembrance of you in death.
In Sheol, who will give thanks to you?
6 I am weary with my groaning;
I flood[e] my bed every night.
With my tears I drench[f] my couch.
7 My eye wastes away because of vexation;
it grows old because of all my oppressors.
Footnotes
- Psalm 6:1 Hebrew “upon the eighth”; meaning uncertain
- Psalm 6:1 The Hebrew Bible counts the superscription as the first verse of the psalm; the English verse number is reduced by one
- Psalm 6:4 Or “my soul”; same word as in v. 3
- Psalm 6:4 Or “loyal love”
- Psalm 6:6 Literally “I make my bed float”
- Psalm 6:6 Literally “I cause to melt”
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