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.

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

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

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

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References and Original Words

Verse 1

Cross-references

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

Original words

O LORD יְֽהוָ֗ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular do not אַל־ H408 Adverb rebuke me תוֹכִיחֵ֑נִי H3198 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular in Your anger בְּאַפְּךָ֥ H639 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular or וְֽאַל־ H408 Conjunctive waw | Adverb discipline me תְיַסְּרֵֽנִי׃ H3256 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular in Your wrath בַּחֲמָתְךָ֥ H2534 Preposition-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 17:14 Classic cross-references Psalms 30:2 Classic cross-references Hosea 6:1 Classic cross-references Psalms 51:8 Classic cross-references Psalms 31:10 Classic cross-references

Original words

Be merciful to me חָנֵּ֥נִי H2603 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | first person common singular O LORD יְהוָה֮ H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular for כִּ֤י H3588 Conjunction I אָ֥נִי H589 Pronoun - first person common singular am frail אֻמְלַ֫ל H536 Adjective - masculine singular heal me רְפָאֵ֥נִי H7495 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | first person common singular O LORD יְהוָ֑ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular for כִּ֖י H3588 Conjunction my bones עֲצָמָֽי׃ H6106 Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular are in agony נִבְהֲל֣וּ H926 Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural

Verse 3

Cross-references

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

Original words

My soul וְ֭נַפְשִׁי H5315 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular is deeply distressed נִבְהֲלָ֣ה H926 Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular . . . מְאֹ֑ד H3966 Adverb How long עַד־ H5704 Preposition O וְאַתְּ H859 Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine singular LORD יְ֝הוָ֗ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular how long מָתָֽי׃ H4970 Interrogative

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