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Psalm chapter 6. 1 To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments; according to The Sheminith. A Psalm of David. O LORD, rebuke me not in your anger, nor discipline me in your wrath. 2 Be gracious to me, O LORD, for I am languishing; heal me, O LORD, for my bones are troubled. 3 My soul also is greatly troubled.
- (1) A Plea to Lighten The Chastening hand.
- (2-3) Two Kinds of trouble.
- (4-5) The Urgency of David’s Plea.
O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your anger, Nor chasten me in Your hot displeasure. a. Do not rebuke me in Your anger: We don’t know what the occasion of this song was, but because of his sin David sensed he was under the rebukeof God. Therefore, he called out to God to lighten the chastisement. i. There may be times when we believe we are chastened by...
Have mercy on me, O LORD, for I am weak; O LORD, heal me, for my bones are troubled. My soul also is greatly troubled; But You, O LORD–how long? a. I am weak…my bones are troubled: David knew the trial of physical weakness and pain. In the midst of this kind of chastisement, he cried out to God for mercy. i. “So we may pray that the chastisements o...
Return, O LORD, deliver me! Oh, save me for Your mercies’ sake! For in death there is no remembrance of You; In the grave who will give You thanks? a. Return, O LORD, deliver me: In his agony David pleads for deliverance – but on the ground of God’s mercy, not his own righteousness. David knew that the LORD’s chastisement was righteous, but he also...
6 O Lord, do not rebuke me in Your anger, Nor chasten me in Your hot displeasure. 2 Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am weak; O Lord, heal me, for my bones are troubled. 3 My soul also is greatly troubled; But You, O Lord—how long? 4 Return, O Lord, deliver me! Oh, save me for Your mercies’ sake! 5 For in death there is no remembrance of You;
Psalm 6, attributed to David, is a poignant expression of suffering and a desperate plea for God's mercy. In this psalm, David finds himself in deep distress, afflicted by both bodily illness and the torment of enemies. However, beyond the anguish, we see a remarkable journey of faith.
1 O Lord, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure. 2 Have mercy upon me, O Lord; for I am weak: O Lord, heal me; for my bones are vexed. 3 My soul is also sore vexed: but thou, O Lord, how long? 4 Return, O Lord, deliver my soul: oh save me for thy mercies' sake. 5 For in death there is no remembrance of thee: in ...
Psalm 6 is known as the first of the seven penitential psalms — songs of confession and humility before God. It was a custom among some in the early church to sing these psalms on Ash Wednesday, 40 days before Resurrection Sunday.
Give me relief from my distress; have mercy … 5 Psalm 5 Listen to my words, Lord, consider my lament. 6 Psalm 6 Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your wrath. 7 Psalm 7 Lord my God, I take refuge in you; save and deliver me from all who pursue me, 8 Psalm 8 Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!
