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Psalm 6:1-3
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Psalm 6

For the music leader. On stringed instruments. According to the eighth.[a] A psalm of David.

6 Please, Lord,
    don’t punish me when you are angry;
    don’t discipline me when you are furious.
2 Have mercy on me, Lord,
    because I’m frail.
Heal me, Lord,
    because my bones are shaking in terror!
3 My whole body[b] is completely terrified!
        But you, Lord! How long will this last?

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 6:1 Perhaps a reference to an eight-string instrument; also in Ps 12
  2. Psalm 6:3 Or soul; also in 6:4
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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.

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?

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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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