Psalm 6:1-3

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A Prayer for Mercy in Troubled Times

For the director of music. With stringed instruments. Upon the ·sheminith [^Leighth; ^Ca reference to an eight-stringed instrument or possibly the manner of singing]. A psalm of David.

6 Lord, don’t ·correct [rebuke; reprove] me when you are angry;
    don’t ·punish [discipline] me when you are ·very angry [enraged].
²Lord, ·have mercy on [be gracious to] me because I ·am weak [languish; faint].
    Heal me, Lord, because my bones ·ache [are in agony].
³I ·am very upset [ache; am in agony].
    Lord, how long will it be?

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Psalm 6:1-3

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Psalm 6^[a]

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

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

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Notas al pie

Psalm 6:1 In Hebrew texts 6:1-10 is numbered 6:2-11.
Psalm 6:1 Title: Probably a musical term

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Psalm 6:1-3

Expanded Bible

A Prayer for Mercy in Troubled Times

For the director of music. With stringed instruments. Upon the ·sheminith [^Leighth; ^Ca reference to an eight-stringed instrument or possibly the manner of singing]. A psalm of David.

Psalm 6:1-3

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Psalm 6^[a]

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

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Psalm 6:1-3 Expanded Bible

A Prayer for Mercy in Troubled Times

For the director of music. With stringed instruments. Upon the ·sheminith [L eighth; C a reference to an eight-stringed instrument or possibly the manner of singing]. A psalm of David.

Psalm 6:1-3 New International Version

Psalm 6[a]

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

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Psalm 6:1-3

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For the director of music. With stringed instruments. Upon the ·sheminith [^Leighth; ^Ca reference to an eight-stringed instrument or possibly the manner of singing]. A psalm of David.

Psalm 6:1-3

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Psalm 6^[a]

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