Psalm 6

Psalm 6^a

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

¹Lord, do not rebuke me in your angerⁱ

or discipline me in your wrath.

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

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

³My soul is in deep anguish.ⁿ

How long,^o Lord, how long?

⁴Turn,^p Lord, and deliver me;

save me because of your unfailing love.^q

⁵Among the dead no one proclaims your name.

Who praises you from the grave?^r

⁶I am worn out^s from my groaning.^t

All night long I flood my bed with weeping^u

and drench my couch with tears.^v

⁷My eyes grow weak^w with sorrow;

they fail because of all my foes.

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

for the Lord has heard my weeping.

⁹The Lord has heard my cry for mercy;^z

the Lord accepts my prayer.

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

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