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Psalm 6
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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)

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
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Psalm 6
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To the Director: With stringed instruments. On an eight-stringed harp.[a] A Davidic Psalm

A Prayer in Times of Trouble

6 Lord, in your anger, do not rebuke me;
    in your wrath, do not discipline me.
2 Be gracious to me, Lord,
    because I am fading away.
Heal me,
    because my body[b] is distressed.
3 And my soul[c] is deeply distressed.
    But you, Lord, how long do I wait?[d]

4 Return, Lord,
    save my life!
        Deliver me, because of your gracious love.
5 In death, there is no memory of you.
    Who will give you thanks where the dead are?[e]

6 I am weary from my groaning.
    Every night my couch is drenched with tears,
        my bed is soaked through.
7 My eyesight has faded because of grief,
    it has dimmed because of all my enemies.

8 Get away from me, all of you who practice evil,
    for the Lord has heard the sound of my weeping.
9 The Lord has heard my plea;
    the Lord receives my prayer.
10 As for all my enemies, they will be put to shame;
    they will be greatly frightened
        and suddenly turn away ashamed.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 6:1 Or On a lower octave
  2. Psalm 6:2 Or bones
  3. Psalm 6:3 Or And I am
  4. Psalm 6:3 The Heb. lacks do I wait
  5. Psalm 6:5 Lit. thanks in Sheol; a reference to the realm of the dead
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