Psalms 6

Do not rebuke me in your anger

For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments, according to Sheminith. A Psalm of David. O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your anger or discipline me in Your wrath. ²Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am frail; heal me, O LORD, for my bones are in agony.a ³My soul is deeply distressed. How long, O LORD, how long?

⁴Turn, O LORD, and deliver my soul; save me because of Your loving devotion. ⁵For there is no mention of You in death; who can praise You from Sheol?b ⁶I am weary from groaning; all night I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears.

⁷My eyes fail from grief; they grow dim because of all my foes. ⁸Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity, for the LORD has heard my weeping.c ⁹The LORD has heard my cry for mercy; the LORD accepts my prayer.d

¹⁰All my enemies will be ashamed and dismayed; they will turn back in sudden disgrace.

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Psalm 6 is a raw, honest lament from David in a season of severe distress. He cries out to God for mercy, overwhelmed by physical suffering, emotional anguish, and the threat of his enemies. The psalm moves from desperate pleading to confident trust, ending with a declaration that t

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Bible Dictionary· Psalms 6(2)

Cry Soul

Bible Characters· Psalms 6(1)

David

References· Psalms 6

a: v.2 — Hosea 6:1, Psalms 31:10, Psalms 30:2, Jeremiah 17:14, Deuteronomy 32:39, Psalms 51:8, Psalms 41:3-4, Job 33:19-21, Genesis 20:17, Psalms 38:3
b: v.5 — Psalms 88:10-12, Psalms 115:17, Ecclesiastes 9:10, Psalms 30:9, Isaiah 38:18-19, Psalms 118:17, John 9:4
c: v.8 — Depart from me: Matthew 7:23; Luke 13:27, Psalms 119:115, Psalms 145:18, Psalms 3:4, Matthew 7:23, Psalms 139:19, Hebrews 5:7, Matthew 25:41, Psalms 116:8, Isaiah 30:19
d: v.9 — Psalms 66:19-20, Psalms 120:1, 2 Corinthians 12:8-10, Psalms 40:1-2, Psalms 138:3, Psalms 118:5, Jonah 2:7, 2 Corinthians 1:10-11, Psalms 3:4, Psalms 116:1-2

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