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Psalms 6
1[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.
2Have mercy upon me, O Jehovah; for I am withered away: O Jehovah, heal me; for my bones are troubled.
3My soul also is sore troubled: And thou, O Jehovah, how long?
4Return, O Jehovah, deliver my soul: Save me for thy lovingkindness' sake.
5For in death there is no remembrance of thee: In Sheol who shall give thee thanks?
6I am weary with my groaning; Every night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears.
7Mine eye wasteth away because of grief; It waxeth old because of all mine adversaries.
8Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity; For Jehovah hath heard the voice of my weeping.
9Jehovah hath heard my supplication; Jehovah will receive my prayer.
10All mine enemies shall be put to shame and sore troubled: They shall turn back, they shall be put to shame suddenly.
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Afflictions and Adversities: Prayer In Psalm 6:1–7
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. / Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am frail; heal me, O LORD, for my bones are in agony. / My soul is deeply distressed. How long, O LORD, how long?
Afflictions and Adversities: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Psalm 6:6, 7
I am weary from groaning; all night I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears. / My eyes fail from grief; they grow dim because of all my foes.
Alliance and Society with the Enemies of God: Saints Deprecate Psalm 6:8
Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity, for the LORD has heard my weeping.
Beds: Couches or Divans Used As Psalm 6:6
I am weary from groaning; all night I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears.
Chastisement: from God Psalm 6:1
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.
Company: Evil Psalm 6:8
Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity, for the LORD has heard my weeping.
David: King of Israel: Devoutness of Psalm 6:1
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.
David: King of Israel: Repents of his Crime and Confesses his Guilt Psalm 6:1
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.
Dead (People): Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Psalm 6:5
For there is no mention of You in death; who can praise You from Sheol?
Death: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Psalm 6:5
For there is no mention of You in death; who can praise You from Sheol?
Diseases: God often Entreated to Cure Psalm 6:2
Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am frail; heal me, O LORD, for my bones are in agony.
Faith: Exemplified Psalm 6:8, 9
Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity, for the LORD has heard my weeping. / The LORD has heard my cry for mercy; the LORD accepts my prayer.
Fellowship with the Wicked Psalm 6:8
Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity, for the LORD has heard my weeping.
Hades: The Realm (State) of the Dead Psalm 6:5
For there is no mention of You in death; who can praise You from Sheol?
Harp: The Symbol Used in the Psalmody to Indicate when the Harp Was to be Introduced in the Music Was |Neginoth| See Titles of Psalm 6:1
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.
Hell: |Sheol| is Translated |Grave| in Av In Psalm 6:5
For there is no mention of You in death; who can praise You from Sheol?
Music: Sheminith in the Titles of Psalm 6:1
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.
Night: The Jews in Affliction Spent, in Sorrow and Humiliation Psalm 6:6
I am weary from groaning; all night I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears.
Penitent: Promises To Psalm 6:8, 9
Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity, for the LORD has heard my weeping. / The LORD has heard my cry for mercy; the LORD accepts my prayer.
Prayer Under Affliction for Mercy Psalm 6:2
Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am frail; heal me, O LORD, for my bones are in agony.
Prayer: Answered Psalm 6:8, 9
Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity, for the LORD has heard my weeping. / The LORD has heard my cry for mercy; the LORD accepts my prayer.
Prayer: Imprecatory Psalm 6:10
All my enemies will be ashamed and dismayed; they will turn back in sudden disgrace.
Psalms: Penitential Psalm 6:1
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.
Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Psalm 6:8
Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity, for the LORD has heard my weeping.
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Psalms 6:1-7 Verses 1-7
These verses speak the language of a heart truly humbled, of a broken and contrite spirit under great afflictions, sent to awaken conscience and mortify corruption. Sickness brought sin to his remembrance, and he looked upon it as a token of God's displeasure against him. The affliction of his body will be tolerable, if he has comfort in his soul. Christ's sorest complaint, in his sufferings, was of the trouble of his soul, and the want of his Father's smiles. Every page of Scripture proclaims the fact, that salvation is only of the Lord. Man is a sinner, his case can only be reached by mercy; and never is mercy more illustrious than in restoring backsliders. With good reason we may pray, that if it be the will of God, and he has any further work for us or our friends to do in this world, he will yet spare us or them to serve him. To depart and be with Christ is happiest for the saints; but for them to abide in the flesh is more profitable for the church.
Psalms 6:8-10 Verses 8-10
What a sudden change is here! Having made his request known to God, the psalmist is confident that his sorrow will be turned into joy. By the workings of God's grace upon his heart, he knew his prayer was accepted, and did not doubt but it would, in due time, be answered. His prayers will be accepted, coming up out of the hands of Christ the Mediator. The word signifies prayer made to God, the righteous Judge, as the God of his righteousness, who would plead his cause, and right his wrongs. A believer, through the blood and righteousness of Christ, can go to God as a righteous God, and plead with him for pardon and cleansing, who is just and faithful to grant both. He prays for the conversion of his enemies, or foretells their ruin.
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Psalms 6:1 On Neginoth (See on Ps 4:1, title) upon Sheminith--the
He owns his ill desert in begging a relief from chastisement.
Psalms 6:1-10 On Neginoth (See on Ps 4:1, title) upon Sheminith--the
eighth--an instrument for the eighth key; or, more probably, the bass, as it is contrasted with Alamoth (the treble, Ps 46:1) in 1Ch 15:20, 21. In deep affliction the Psalmist appeals to God's mercy for relief from chastisement, which otherwise must destroy him, and thus disable him for God's service. Sure of a gracious answer, he triumphantly rebukes his foes.
Psalms 6:2 On Neginoth (See on Ps 4:1, title) upon Sheminith--the
I am weak--as a culled plant (Isa 24:4). my bones--the very frame. are vexed--(Ps 2:5)--shaken with fear.
Psalms 6:3 On Neginoth (See on Ps 4:1, title) upon Sheminith--the
how long?--shall this be so (compare Ps 79:5). but--or, "and." thou--The sentence is incomplete as expressive of strong emotion.
Psalms 6:4 On Neginoth (See on Ps 4:1, title) upon Sheminith--the
Return--that is, to my relief; or, "turn," as now having His face averted. for thy mercies' sake--to illustrate Thy mercy.
Psalms 6:5 On Neginoth (See on Ps 4:1, title) upon Sheminith--the
(Compare Ps 115:17, 18; Isa 38:18). There is no incredulity as to a future state. The contrast is between this scene of life, and the grave or Sheol, the unseen world of the dead. give ... thanks--or, "praise for mercies."
Psalms 6:6 On Neginoth (See on Ps 4:1, title) upon Sheminith--the
By a strong figure the abundance as well as intensity of grief is depicted.
Psalms 6:7 On Neginoth (See on Ps 4:1, title) upon Sheminith--the
consumed--or, "has failed," denoting general debility (Ps 13:3; 38:10). waxeth old--or, "dim." grief--mingled with indignation.
Psalms 6:8-9 On Neginoth (See on Ps 4:1, title) upon Sheminith--the
Assured of God's hearing, he suddenly defies his enemies by an address indicating that he no longer fears them.
Psalms 6:10 On Neginoth (See on Ps 4:1, title) upon Sheminith--the
and knows they will be disappointed and in their turn (compare Ps 6:3) be terror-stricken or confounded. PSALM 7