Focused Passage

Psalms 6:4-7

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

4Turn, O LORD, and deliver my soul; save me because of Your loving devotion.

5For there is no mention of You in death; who can praise You from Sheol?

6I am weary from groaning; all night I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears.

7My eyes fail from grief; they grow dim because of all my foes.

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References and Original Words

Verse 4

Cross-references

Jeremiah 17:14Classic cross-references Psalms 31:16Classic cross-references Psalms 12:1Classic cross-references Psalms 3:7Classic cross-references Daniel 9:18Classic cross-references

Original words

Turnשׁוּבָ֣הH7725Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singularO LORDיְ֭הוָהH3068Noun - proper - masculine singular[and] deliverחַלְּצָ֣הH2502Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singularmy soulנַפְשִׁ֑יH5315Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularsave meה֝וֹשִׁיעֵ֗נִיH3467Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | first person common singularbecause ofלְמַ֣עַןH4616PrepositionYour loving devotionחַסְדֶּֽךָ׃H2617Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular

Verse 5

Cross-references

Ecclesiastes 9:10Classic cross-references Psalms 88:10Classic cross-references Psalms 115:17Classic cross-references Psalms 118:17Classic cross-references Psalms 30:9Classic cross-references

Original words

Forכִּ֤יH3588Conjunctionthere is noאֵ֣יןH369Adverbmention of Youזִכְרֶ֑ךָH2143Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularin deathבַּמָּ֣וֶתH4194Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularwhoמִ֣יH4310Interrogativecan praiseיֽוֹדֶה־H3034Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singularYouלָּֽךְ׃Preposition | second person feminine singularfrom Sheolבִּ֝שְׁא֗וֹלH7585Preposition-b | Noun - common singular

Verse 6

Cross-references

Psalms 30:5Classic cross-references Psalms 38:17Classic cross-references Psalms 69:3Classic cross-references Psalms 38:9Classic cross-references Psalms 42:3Classic cross-references

Original words

I am wearyיָגַ֤עְתִּי׀H3021Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularfrom groaningבְּֽאַנְחָתִ֗יH585Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularallבְכָל־H3605Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructnightלַ֭יְלָהH3915Noun - masculine singularI floodאַשְׂחֶ֣הH7811Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singularmy bed with {weeping}מִטָּתִ֑יH4296Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular[and] drenchאַמְסֶֽה׃H4529Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singularmy couchעַרְשִׂ֥יH6210Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularwith tearsבְּ֝דִמְעָתִ֗יH1832Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular

Verse 7

Cross-references

Psalms 31:9Classic cross-references Psalms 38:10Classic cross-references Lamentations 5:17Classic cross-references Job 17:7Classic cross-references Lamentations 2:11Classic cross-references

Original words

My eyesעֵינִ֑יH5869Noun - common singular construct | first person common singularfailעָֽשְׁשָׁ֣הH6244Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularfrom griefמִכַּ֣עַסH3708Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singularthey grow dimעָֽ֝תְקָ֗הH6275Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularbecause of allבְּכָל־H3605Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructmy foesצוֹרְרָֽי׃H6887Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | first person common singular

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