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Psalm 6:1
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KJ21
O Lord, rebuke me not in Thine anger, neither chasten me in Thy hot displeasure.
ASV
For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments, set to the Sheminith. A Psalm of David. O Jehovah, rebuke me not in thine anger, Neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.
AMP
To the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments, set [possibly] an octave below. A Psalm of David. O Lord, do not rebuke or punish me in Your anger, Nor discipline me in Your wrath.
AMPC
O Lord, rebuke me not in Your anger nor discipline and chasten me in Your hot displeasure.
BRG
To the chief Musician on Neginoth upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David. O Lord, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.
CSB
For the choir director: with stringed instruments, according to Sheminith. A psalm of David. Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger; do not discipline me in your wrath.
CSBA
For the choir director: with stringed instruments, according to Sheminith. A psalm of David. Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger; do not discipline me in your wrath.
CEB
Please, Lord, don’t punish me when you are angry; don’t discipline me when you are furious.
CJB
For the leader. With stringed instruments. On sh’minit [low-pitched musical instruments?]. A psalm of David:
CEV
(A psalm by David for the music leader. Use stringed instruments.) Don't punish me, Lord, or even correct me when you are angry!
DARBY
To the chief Musician. On stringed instruments, upon Sheminith. A Psalm of David. Jehovah, rebuke me not in thine anger, and chasten me not in thy hot displeasure.
DRA
Unto the end, in verses, a psalm for David, for the octave.
ERV
To the director: With stringed instruments, on the sheminith. A song of David. Lord, don’t punish me. Don’t correct me when you are so angry.
EASY
This is a song that David wrote. Tell the music leader, ‘Use harps when you sing this song.’ Lord, when you are angry, please do not punish me.
EHV
For the choir director. With stringed instruments.According to sheminith. A psalm by David. Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger. Do not discipline me in your wrath.
ESV
To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments; according to The Sheminith. A Psalm of David. O Lord, rebuke me not in your anger, nor discipline me in your wrath.
ESVUK
To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments; according to The Sheminith. A Psalm of David. O Lord, rebuke me not in your anger, nor discipline me in your wrath.
EXB
For the director of music. With stringed instruments. Upon the ·sheminith [L eighth; C a reference to an eight-stringed instrument or possibly the manner of singing]. A psalm of David. Lord, don’t ·correct [rebuke; reprove] me when you are angry; don’t ·punish [discipline] me when you are ·very angry [enraged].
GNV
When David by his sins had provoked God’s wrath, and now felt not only his hand against him, but also conceived the horrors of death everlasting, he desireth forgiveness. 6 Bewailing that if God took him away in his indignation, he should lack occasion to praise him as he was wont to do while he was among men. 9 Then suddenly feeling God’s mercy, he sharply rebuketh his enemies which rejoiced in his affliction. To him that excelleth on Neginoth, upon the eight tune. A Psalm of David. O Lord, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chastise me in thy wrath.
GW
For the choir director; with stringed instruments, on the sheminith;  a psalm by David. O Lord, do not punish me in your anger or discipline me in your rage.
GNT
Lord, don't be angry and rebuke me! Don't punish me in your anger!
HCSB
For the choir director: with stringed instruments, according to Sheminith. A Davidic psalm. Lord, do not rebuke me in Your anger; do not discipline me in Your wrath.
ICB
For the director of music. With stringed instruments. By the sheminith. A song of David. Lord, don’t correct me when you are angry. Don’t punish me when you are very angry.
ISV
To the Director: With stringed instruments. On an eight-stringed harp. A Davidic Psalm Lord, in your anger, do not rebuke me; in your wrath, do not discipline me.
JUB
To the Overcomer in Neginoth upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David. ¶ O LORD, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.
KJV
O Lord, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.
AKJV
To the chief Musician on Neginoth upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David. O Lord, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.
LSB
For the choir director. With stringed instruments. According to the Sheminith. A Psalm of David. O Yahweh, do not reprove me in Your anger, Nor discipline me in Your wrath.
LEB
For the music director; with stringed instruments, on the Sheminith. A psalm of David. O Yahweh, do not rebuke me in your anger, and do not discipline me in your wrath.
TLB
No, Lord! Don’t punish me in the heat of your anger.
MSG
Please, God, no more yelling, no more trips to the woodshed. Treat me nice for a change; I’m so starved for affection. Can’t you see I’m black-and-blue, beaten up badly in bones and soul? God, how long will it take for you to let up?
MEV
For the Music Director. With stringed instruments. According to The Sheminith. A Psalm of David. O Lord, do not rebuke me in Your anger, nor discipline me in the heat of Your anger.
NOG
For the choir director; with stringed instruments, on the sheminith; a psalm by David. O Yahweh, do not punish me in your anger or discipline me in your rage.
NABRE
For the leader; with stringed instruments, “upon the eighth.” A psalm of David.
NASB
Lord, do not rebuke me in Your anger, Nor discipline me in Your wrath.
NASB1995
O Lord, do not rebuke me in Your anger, Nor chasten me in Your wrath.
NCB
For the director. With stringed instruments. “Upon the eighth.” A psalm of David.
NCV
For the director of music. With stringed instruments. Upon the sheminith. A psalm of David. Lord, don’t correct me when you are angry; don’t punish me when you are very angry.
NET
For the music director, to be accompanied by stringed instruments, according to the sheminith style; a psalm of David. Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger. Do not discipline me in your raging fury.
NIRV
For the director of music. According to sheminith. A psalm of David to be played on stringed instruments. Lord, don’t correct me when you are angry. Don’t punish me when you are very angry.
NIV
Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your wrath.
NIVUK
For the director of music. With stringed instruments. According to sheminith. A psalm of David. Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your wrath.
NKJV
To the Chief Musician. With stringed instruments. On an eight-stringed harp. A Psalm of David. O Lord, do not rebuke me in Your anger, Nor chasten me in Your hot displeasure.
NLV
O Lord, do not speak sharp words to me in Your anger, or punish me when You are angry.
NLT
For the choir director: A psalm of David, to be accompanied by an eight-stringed instrument. O Lord, don’t rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your rage.
NRSVA
To the leader: with stringed instruments; according to The Sheminith. A Psalm of David. O Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger, or discipline me in your wrath.
NRSVACE
To the leader: with stringed instruments; according to The Sheminith. A Psalm of David. O Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger, or discipline me in your wrath.
NRSVCE
To the leader: with stringed instruments; according to The Sheminith. A Psalm of David. O Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger, or discipline me in your wrath.
NRSVUE
To the leader: with stringed instruments; according to The Sheminith. A Psalm of David. O Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your wrath.
OJB
(For the one directing. With stringed instruments. Al HaSheminit. Mizmor Dovid) Hashem, rebuke me not in Thine anger, neither chasten me in Thy hot displeasure.
RGT
O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your anger, nor chastise me in Your wrath.
RSV
To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments; according to The Sheminith. A Psalm of David. O Lord, rebuke me not in thy anger, nor chasten me in thy wrath.
RSVCE
To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments; according to The Sheminith. A Psalm of David. O Lord, rebuke me not in thy anger, nor chasten me in thy wrath.
TLV
For the music director, on the eight-string lyre, a psalm of David.
VOICE
For the worship leader. A song of David accompanied by the lyre. O Eternal One, don’t punish me in Your anger or harshly correct me.
WEB
For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments, upon the eight-stringed lyre. A Psalm by David. Yahweh, don’t rebuke me in your anger, neither discipline me in your wrath.
WYC
To the overcomer in psalms, the psalm of David, on the eighth. Lord, reprove thou not me in thy strong vengeance; neither chastise thou me in thine ire. (To the overcomer, in songs, the song of David, on the eighth. Lord, do not thou condemn me in thy fury; nor chastise thou me in thy anger.)
YLT
To the Overseer with stringed instruments, on the octave. -- A Psalm of David. O Jehovah, in Thine anger reprove me not, Nor in Thy fury chastise me.
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