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.
2 Be gracious to me, Lord, for I am (B)frail;
(C)Heal me, Lord, for (D)my bones are horrified.
3 And my (E)soul is greatly horrified;
But You, Lord—(F)how long?
4 Return, Lord, (G)rescue my [b]soul;
Save me because of Your mercy.
5 For (H)there is no [c]mention of You in death;
In [d]Sheol, who will praise You?
6 I am (I)weary with my sighing;
Every night I make my bed swim,
I flood my couch with (J)my tears.
7 My (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.
9 The Lord (N)has heard my pleading,
The Lord (O)receives my prayer.
10 All 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
Cross references
- Psalm 6:1 : Ps 38:1; 118:18
- Psalm 6:2 : Ps 102:4, 11
- Psalm 6:2 : Ps 41:4; 147:3; Hos 6:1
- Psalm 6:2 : Ps 22:14; 31:10
- Psalm 6:3 : Ps 88:3; John 12:27
- Psalm 6:3 : Ps 90:13
- Psalm 6:4 : Ps 17:13
- Psalm 6:5 : Ps 30:9; 88:10-12; 115:17; Eccl 9:10; Is 38:18
- Psalm 6:6 : Ps 69:3
- Psalm 6:6 : Ps 42:3
- Psalm 6:7 : Job 17:7; Ps 31:9; 38:10
- Psalm 6:8 : Ps 119:115; Matt 7:23; Luke 13:27
- Psalm 6:8 : Ps 3:4; 28:6
- Psalm 6:9 : Ps 116:1
- Psalm 6:9 : Ps 66:19, 20
- Psalm 6:10 : Ps 71:13, 24
- Psalm 6:10 : Ps 73:19