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

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

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

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

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

Original words

Turn שׁוּבָ֣ה H7725 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular O LORD יְ֭הוָה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular [and] deliver חַלְּצָ֣ה H2502 Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular my soul נַפְשִׁ֑י H5315 Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular save me ה֝וֹשִׁיעֵ֗נִי H3467 Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | first person common singular because of לְמַ֣עַן H4616 Preposition Your loving devotion חַסְדֶּֽךָ׃ H2617 Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular

Verse 5

Cross-references

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

Original words

For כִּ֤י H3588 Conjunction there is no אֵ֣ין H369 Adverb mention of You זִכְרֶ֑ךָ H2143 Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular in death בַּמָּ֣וֶת H4194 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular who מִ֣י H4310 Interrogative can praise יֽוֹדֶה־ H3034 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular You לָּֽךְ׃ Preposition | second person feminine singular from Sheol בִּ֝שְׁא֗וֹל H7585 Preposition-b | Noun - common singular

Verse 6

Cross-references

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

Original words

I am weary יָגַ֤עְתִּי׀ H3021 Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular from groaning בְּֽאַנְחָתִ֗י H585 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular all בְכָל־ H3605 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct night לַ֭יְלָה H3915 Noun - masculine singular I flood אַשְׂחֶ֣ה H7811 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular my bed with {weeping} מִטָּתִ֑י H4296 Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular [and] drench אַמְסֶֽה׃ H4529 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular my couch עַרְשִׂ֥י H6210 Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular with tears בְּ֝דִמְעָתִ֗י H1832 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular

Verse 7

Cross-references

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

Original words

My eyes עֵינִ֑י H5869 Noun - common singular construct | first person common singular fail עָֽשְׁשָׁ֣ה H6244 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular from grief מִכַּ֣עַס H3708 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular they grow dim עָֽ֝תְקָ֗ה H6275 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular because of all בְּכָל־ H3605 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct my foes צוֹרְרָֽי׃ H6887 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | first person common singular

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