Psalm 6

Psalm 6a

For the director of music. With stringed instruments. According to sheminith.b A psalm of David.

1 Lord, do not rebuke me in your angeri

or discipline me in your wrath.

2 Have mercy on me,j Lord, for I am faint;k

heal me,l Lord, for my bones are in agony.m

3 My soul is in deep anguish.n

How long,o Lord, how long?

4 Turn,p Lord, and deliver me;

save me because of your unfailing love.q

5 Among the dead no one proclaims your name.

Who praises you from the grave?r

6 I am worn outs from my groaning.t

All night long I flood my bed with weepingu

and drench my couch with tears.v

7 My eyes grow weakw with sorrow;

they fail because of all my foes.

8 Away from me,x all you who do evil,y

for the Lord has heard my weeping.

9 The Lord has heard my cry for mercy;z

the Lord accepts my prayer.

10 All my enemies will be overwhelmed with shame and anguish;a

they will turn back and suddenly be put to shame.b

a	In Hebrew texts 6:1–10 is numbered 6:2–11.
b	Title: Probably a musical term
i	Ps 2:5
j	Ps 4:1 Ps 26:11 Je 3:12 Je 12:15 Je 31:20
k	Ps 61:2 Ps 77:3 Ps 142:3 Is 40:31 Je 8:18 Eze 21:7
l	Nu 12:13
m	Ps 22:14 Ps 31:10 Ps 32:3 Ps 38:3 Ps 42:10 Ps 102:3
n	Job 7:11 Ps 31:7 Ps 38:8 Ps 55:4 Jn 12:27 Ro 9:2 2 Co 2:4
o	1 Sa 1:14 1 Ki 18:21 Ps 4:2 Ps 89:46 Is 6:11 Je 4:14 Hab 1:2 Zec 1:12
p	Ps 25:16 Ps 31:2 Ps 69:16 Ps 71:2 Ps 86:16 Ps 88:2 Ps 102:2 Ps 119:132
q	Ps 13:5 Ps 31:16 Ps 77:8 Ps 85:7 Ps 119:41 Is 54:8 Is 54:10
r	Ps 30:9 Ps 88:10–12 Ps 115:17 Ec 9:10 Is 38:18
s	Jdg 8:5
t	Job 3:24 Job 23:2 Ps 12:5 Ps 77:3 Ps 102:5 La 1:8 La 1:11 La 1:21 La 1:22
u	Job 16:16
v	Job 7:3 Lk 7:38 Ac 20:19
w	Job 16:8 Ps 31:9 Ps 69:3 Ps 119:82 Is 38:14
x	Ps 119:115 Ps 139:19
y	Ps 5:5 Mt 7:23
z	Ps 28:6 Ps 116:1
a	2 Ki 19:26
b	Ps 40:14