Psalm 6

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Psalm 6New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised (NRSVA)

Psalm 6

Prayer for Recovery from Grave Illness

To the leader: with stringed instruments; according to The Sheminith. A Psalm of David.

¹O Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger,
    or discipline me in your wrath.
²Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am languishing;
    O Lord, heal me, for my bones are shaking with terror.
³My soul also is struck with terror,
    while you, O Lord—how long?

⁴Turn, O Lord, save my life;
deliver me for the sake of your steadfast love.
⁵For in death there is no remembrance of you;
in Sheol who can give you praise?

⁶I am weary with my moaning;
    every night I flood my bed with tears;
    I drench my couch with my weeping.
⁷My eyes waste away because of grief;
    they grow weak because of all my foes.

⁸Depart from me, all you workers of evil,
    for the Lord has heard the sound of my weeping.
⁹The Lord has heard my supplication;
    the Lord accepts my prayer.
¹⁰All my enemies shall be ashamed and struck with terror;
    they shall turn back, and in a moment be put to shame.

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised (NRSVA)

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