Psalms 6

1 TO THE OVERSEER. WITH STRINGED INSTRUMENTS, ON THE EIGHTH. A PSALM OF DAVID. O YHWH, do not reprove me in Your anger, Nor discipline me in Your fury.

For the leader; with instrumental music on the sheminith. A psalm of David. Rebuke me not, Lord, in your anger, punish me not in your wrath.

2 Favor me, O YHWH, for I [am] weak, Heal me, O YHWH, For my bones have been troubled,

Lord, be gracious to me in my weakness. Heal me Lord, for racked is my body;

3 And my soul has been troubled greatly, And You, O YHWH, until when?

all of me utterly racked. Why do you wait so long, Lord?

4 Turn back, O YHWH, draw out my soul, Save me for Your kindness’ sake.

Turn, Lord, rescue me; save me, because of your love.

5 For in death there is no memorial of You, In Sheol, who gives thanks to You? (Sheol h7585)

For in death none can call you to mind; in Sheol who can praise you? (Sheol h7585)

6 I have been weary with my sighing, I meditate [on] my bed through all the night, I dissolve my couch with my tear.

I am so weary of sighing. All the night I make my bed swim, and wet my couch with my tears.

7 My eye is old from provocation, It is old because of all my adversaries,

My eyes swollen with grief; from weeping caused by my foes.

8 Turn from me all you workers of iniquity, For YHWH heard the voice of my weeping,

Begone, workers of wrong, for the Lord has heard my loud weeping,

9 YHWH has heard my supplication, YHWH receives my prayer.

the Lord has heard my entreaty, the Lord accepts my prayer.

10 All my enemies are greatly ashamed and troubled, They turn back—ashamed [in] a moment!

My foes will be stricken with terror, brought to shame and dismay in a moment.