Focused Passage

Psalms 6:1-3

Have Mercy on Me, LORD: A Cry from Anguish to Heard Prayer

Fear of wrath -> plea for mercy -> bodily and soul anguish -> appeal to steadfast love -> death urgency -> tearful exhaustion -> heard prayer -> enemy shame

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments, according to Sheminith. A Psalm of David.

1O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your anger or discipline me in Your wrath.

2Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am frail; heal me, O LORD, for my bones are in agony.

3My soul is deeply distressed. How long, O LORD, how long?

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References and Original Words

Verse 1

Cross-references

Psalms 38BSB references Matthew 5:4Classic cross-references Psalms 118:18Classic cross-references Psalms 12:1Classic cross-references Psalms 38:1Classic cross-references Jeremiah 10:24Classic cross-references

Original words

O LORDיְֽהוָ֗הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singulardo notאַל־H408Adverbrebuke meתוֹכִיחֵ֑נִיH3198Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singularin Your angerבְּאַפְּךָ֥H639Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularorוְֽאַל־H408Conjunctive waw | Adverbdiscipline meתְיַסְּרֵֽנִי׃H3256Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singularin Your wrathבַּחֲמָתְךָ֥H2534Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular

BSB notes

Sheminith is probably a musical term; here and in 1 Chronicles 15:21 and Psalm 12:1.

Verse 2

Cross-references

Jeremiah 17:14Classic cross-references Psalms 30:2Classic cross-references Hosea 6:1Classic cross-references Psalms 51:8Classic cross-references Psalms 31:10Classic cross-references

Original words

Be merciful to meחָנֵּ֥נִיH2603Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | first person common singularO LORDיְהוָה֮H3068Noun - proper - masculine singularforכִּ֤יH3588ConjunctionIאָ֥נִיH589Pronoun - first person common singularam frailאֻמְלַ֫לH536Adjective - masculine singularheal meרְפָאֵ֥נִיH7495Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | first person common singularO LORDיְהוָ֑הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularforכִּ֖יH3588Conjunctionmy bonesעֲצָמָֽי׃H6106Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singularare in agonyנִבְהֲל֣וּH926Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural

Verse 3

Cross-references

Psalms 13:1Classic cross-references Romans 8:26Classic cross-references Psalms 90:13Classic cross-references John 12:27Classic cross-references Jeremiah 15:18Classic cross-references

Original words

My soulוְ֭נַפְשִׁיH5315Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularis deeply distressedנִבְהֲלָ֣הH926Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular. . .מְאֹ֑דH3966AdverbHow longעַד־H5704PrepositionOוְאַתְּH859Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine singularLORDיְ֝הוָ֗הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularhow longמָתָֽי׃H4970Interrogative

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