Psalm 6
A penitential psalm of deep distress. David cries out for mercy, exhausted by grief and illness. He asks how long his suffering will last and pleads with God to save him because of unfailing love.
PsalmsPsalm 6 of 15010 versesBerean Standard Bible
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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?
Turn, O LORD, and deliver my soul; save me because of Your loving devotion.
For there is no mention of You in death; who can praise You from Sheol?
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.
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.
All my enemies will be ashamed and dismayed; they will turn back in sudden disgrace.
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“Do You work wonders for the dead? Do departed spirits rise up to praise You? Selah”
“It is not the dead who praise the LORD, nor any who descend into silence.”
“And he will answer, ‘I tell you, I do not know where you are from. Depart from me, all you evildoers.’”
“But God has surely heard; He has attended to the sound of my prayer.”
“In my distress I cried to the LORD, and He answered me.”
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