Psalm 6

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.

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?

⁴Lord, return and save me;
·save [rescue; ^Tdeliver] me because of your ·kindness [loyalty; covenant love].
⁵Dead people don’t remember you;
those in ·the grave [or the underworld; ^LSheol] don’t praise you.

⁶I am ·tired [weary] ·of crying to you [^Lbecause of my moaning].
    Every night ·my bed is wet [^LI flood my pillow] with tears;
    my bed is soaked from my crying.
⁷My eyes are weak ·from so much crying [^Lbecause of my grief];
    they are weak ·from crying about [^Lbecause of] my enemies.

⁸Get away from me, all you who do evil,
    because the Lord has heard my ·crying [supplication].
⁹The Lord has heard my cry for help;
    the Lord will ·answer [accept] my prayer.
¹⁰All my enemies will be ashamed and ·troubled [in agony; vv. 2–3].
    They will turn and suddenly leave in shame.

Psalm 6

New American Standard Bible

Prayer for Mercy in Time of Trouble.

For the music director; with stringed instruments, ^[a]upon an eight-string lyre. A Psalm of David.

6 Lord, ^(A)do not rebuke me in Your anger,
Nor discipline me in Your wrath.
²Be gracious to me, Lord, for I am ^(B)frail;
^(C)Heal me, Lord, for ^(D)my bones are horrified.
³And my ^(E)soul is greatly horrified;
But You, Lord—^(F)how long?

⁴Return, Lord, ^(G)rescue my ^[b]soul;
Save me because of Your mercy.
⁵For ^(H)there is no ^[c]mention of You in death;
In ^[d]Sheol, who will praise You?

⁶I am ^(I)weary with my sighing;
Every night I make my bed swim,
I flood my couch with ^(J)my tears.
⁷My ^(K)eye has wasted away with grief;
It has grown old because of all my enemies.

⁸^(L)Leave me, all you who practice injustice,
For the Lord ^(M)has heard the sound of my weeping.
⁹The Lord ^(N)has heard my pleading,
The Lord ^(O)receives my prayer.
¹⁰All my enemies will ^(P)be put to shame and greatly horrified;
They shall ^[e]turn back, they will ^(Q)suddenly be put to shame.

Footnotes

Psalm 6 Title Or according to a lower octave (Heb Sheminith)
Psalm 6:4 Or life
Psalm 6:5 Or remembrance
Psalm 6:5 I.e., the netherworld
Psalm 6:10 Or again be abruptly put to shame

Psalm 6

New International Version

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?

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

⁶I 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)
⁷My eyes grow weak^(O) with sorrow;
they fail because of all my foes.

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

Footnotes

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

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

New American Standard Bible

Prayer for Mercy in Time of Trouble.

For the music director; with stringed instruments, ^[a]upon an eight-string lyre. A Psalm of David.

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Psalm 6

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 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 New American Standard Bible

Prayer for Mercy in Time of Trouble.

For the music director; with stringed instruments, [a]upon an eight-string lyre. A Psalm of David.

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Psalm 6 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

Expanded Bible

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

New American Standard Bible

For the music director; with stringed instruments, ^[a]upon an eight-string lyre. A Psalm of David.

Psalm 6

New International Version

Psalm 6^[a]

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