Psalms 6

Do not rebuke me in your anger

Lord, don’t rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your rage. ²Have compassion on me, Lord, for I am weak. Heal me, Lord, for my bones are in agony.a ³I am sick at heart. How long, O Lord, until you restore me?

⁴Return, O Lord, and rescue me. Save me because of your unfailing love. ⁵For the dead do not remember you. Who can praise you from the grave?b ⁶I am worn out from sobbing. All night I flood my bed with weeping, drenching it with my tears.

⁷My vision is blurred by grief; my eyes are worn out because of all my enemies. ⁸Go away, all you who do evil, for the Lord has heard my weeping.c ⁹The Lord has heard my plea; the Lord will answer my prayer.d

¹⁰May all my enemies be disgraced and terrified. May they suddenly turn back in shame.

Commentary

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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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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