Psalm 6 Christian Standard Bible

Psalm 6

A Prayer for Mercy

For the choir director: with stringed instruments, according to Sheminith.^(A) A psalm of David.

¹Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger;
do not discipline me in your wrath.^(B)
²Be gracious to me, Lord, for I am weak;^[a]^(C)
heal me,^(D) Lord, for my bones are shaking;^(E)
³my whole being is shaken with terror.^(F)
And you, Lord—how long?^(G)

⁴Turn, Lord! Rescue me;
save me because of your faithful love.^(H)
⁵For there is no remembrance of you in death;
who can thank you in Sheol?^(I)

⁶I am weary from my groaning;^(J)
with my tears I dampen my bed
and drench my couch every night.^(K)
⁷My eyes are swollen from grief;^(L)
they grow old because of all my enemies.

⁸Depart from me, all evildoers,
for the Lord has heard the sound of my weeping.^(M)
⁹The Lord has heard my plea for help;^(N)
the Lord accepts my prayer.^(O)
¹⁰All my enemies will be ashamed and shake with terror;
they will turn back^(P) and suddenly be disgraced.^(Q)

Footnotes

6:2 Or sick

Cross references

6:0 : 1Ch 15:21; Ps 12
6:1 : Ps 38:1; Jr 10:24
6:2 : Ps 142:6
6:2 : Ps 41:4; Jr 17:14
6:2 : Jb 4:14
6:3 : Jb 9:28; Jn 12:27
6:3 : Nm 14:27; Ps 13:1–2; 35:17; 79:5; 80:4
6:4 : Ps 31:16; 109:26
6:4–5 : Ps 30:9; 88:10–12; 115:17; Ec 9:10; Is 38:18
6:6 : Ps 69:3; 119:28
6:6 : Ps 42:3; 102:9
6:7 : Jb 17:7; Ps 31:9; 88:9
6:8 : Ps 18:6; 34:6; 40:1
6:9 : Ps 28:6
6:9 : Ps 3:4; 66:19–20
6:10 : Ex 23:27
6:10 : Ps 71:13

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