Do not reprove me in your anger, LORD, nor punish me in your wrath.
Have pity on me, LORD, for I am weak; heal me, LORD, for my bones
are trembling. In utter terror is my soul-- and you, LORD, how long...?
Turn, LORD, save my life; in your mercy rescue me. For who among the
dead remembers you? Who praises you in Sheol?
I am wearied with sighing; all night long tears drench my bed; my couch
is soaked with weeping.
My eyes are dimmed with sorrow, worn out because of all my foes.
Away from me, all who do evil! The LORD has heard my weeping.
The LORD has heard my prayer; the LORD takes up my plea.
My foes will be terrified and disgraced; all will fall back in sudden shame.
Bible: Psalms Chapter 6 (portions)
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Notes
A designation dating from the seventh century A.D. for psalms suitable to express repentance.
The psalmist does not, as in many laments, claim to be innocent but appeals to God's mercy).
Sin here, as often in the Bible, is both the sinful act and its injurious consequences; here it is physical sickness and the attacks of enemies. The psalmist prays that the effects of personal and social sin be taken away.
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