Psalm 6
The full text of Psalm 6 in the Trinity Bible Version — clear modern English, translated from the original Hebrew. Free to read.
For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. Upon the Sheminith. A psalm of David.
1 O LORD, do not rebuke me in your anger,
nor discipline me in your wrath.
2 Be gracious to me, O LORD, for I am withering;
heal me, O LORD, for my bones are shaking.
3 My soul is greatly shaken—
and you, O LORD, how long?
4 Turn, O LORD, rescue my soul;
save me for the sake of your steadfast love.
5 For in death there is no remembrance of you;
in Sheol who gives you thanks?
6 I am weary with my groaning;
every night I drench my bed;
with my tears I soak my couch.
7 My eye wastes away from vexation;
it grows old because of all my foes.
8 Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity,
for the LORD has heard the sound of my weeping.
9 The LORD has heard my plea for mercy;
the LORD accepts my prayer.
10 All my enemies will be ashamed and greatly shaken;
they will turn back and be put to shame in a moment.
Translation notes (3)
- Psalm 6:2a The Hebrew word 'umlal describes something withering or languishing like a plant.
- Psalm 6:5a Sheol (שְׁאוֹל) is the Hebrew term for the underworld, the shadowy abode of all the dead. The psalmist reflects the early Israelite conviction that the dead offer no praise or remembrance of God, a theme repeated in Psalm 88:10-12 and Isaiah 38:18. The term is retained in transliteration rather than rendered 'grave' or 'hell', neither of which conveys its meaning.
- Psalm 6:8a The psalm turns abruptly from lament to confidence; shama (שָׁמַע), 'has heard', is a perfect expressing settled assurance that the prayer is already answered. Jesus takes up the opening command in Matthew 7:23, where the Septuagint wording of this verse stands behind his dismissal of the 'workers of lawlessness'.
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