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A Prayer for Mercy in Troubled Times

For the director of music. With stringed instruments. By the sheminith. A song of David.

Lord, don’t correct me when you are angry.
    Don’t punish me when you are very angry.
Lord, be kind to me because I am weak.
    Heal me, Lord, because my bones ache.
I am very upset.
    Lord, how long will it be?

Lord, return and save me.
    Save me because of your kindness.
Dead people don’t remember you.
    Those in the grave don’t praise you.

I am tired of crying to you.
    Every night my bed is wet with tears.
    My bed is soaked from my crying.
My eyes are weak from so much crying.
    They are weak from crying about my enemies.

Get away from me, all you who do evil.
    The Lord has heard my crying.
The Lord has heard my cry for help.
    The Lord will answer my prayer.
10 All my enemies will be ashamed and troubled.
    They will turn and suddenly leave in shame.

在悲苦中呼求 神拯救

大衛的詩,交給詩班長,用絲弦的樂器伴奏,調用“舍明尼”。

耶和華啊!求你不要在烈怒中責備我,

也不要在氣忿中管教我。

耶和華啊!求你恩待我,因為我軟弱;

耶和華啊!求你醫治我,因為我的骨頭發抖。

我的心也大大戰慄,

耶和華啊!要等到幾時呢?

耶和華啊!求你回轉搭救我,

因你慈愛的緣故拯救我。

因為在死亡之地無人記念你,

在陰間有誰稱謝你呢?

我因悲歎而疲憊,

我夜夜流淚,把床漂起,

把床榻浸透。

我因愁煩眼目昏花,

因眾多的仇敵視力衰退。

你們所有作惡的人,離開我去吧,

因為耶和華聽了我哀哭的聲音。

耶和華聽了我的懇求,

耶和華必接納我的禱告。

10 我所有的仇敵都必蒙羞,大大驚惶;

眨眼之間,他們必蒙羞後退。

Psalm 6[a]

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

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

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

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)
My eyes grow weak(O) with sorrow;
    they fail because of all my foes.

Away from me,(P) all you who do evil,(Q)
    for the Lord has heard my weeping.
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)

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

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.

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

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

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

(G)Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity;
For the Lord has (H)heard the voice of my weeping.
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.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 6:1 Heb. sheminith
  2. Psalm 6:6 Or Every night