< 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.
Yahweh, do not punish me when you are angry [with me]; Do not even rebuke/scold me [when you are angry].
2 Favor me, O YHWH, for I [am] weak, Heal me, O YHWH, For my bones have been troubled,
Yahweh, be kind to me and heal me because I have become weak. My body [SYN] shakes because I am experiencing much pain.
3 And my soul has been troubled greatly, And You, O YHWH, until when?
Yahweh, I am greatly distressed. How long ([must I endure this/will it be before you help me]) [RHQ]?
4 Turn back, O YHWH, draw out my soul, Save me for Your kindness’ sake.
Yahweh, please come and rescue me. Save me because you faithfully love me.
5 For in death there is no memorial of You, In Sheol, who gives thanks to You? (Sheol )
I will not be able to praise you after I die [RHQ]; No one in the place of the dead praises you. (Sheol )
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 exhausted/groan [from my pain]. At night I cry very much, with the result that my bed and my pillow become wet from my tears.
7 My eye is old from provocation, It is old because of all my adversaries,
My tears blur my eyes so much that I cannot see well. My eyes have become weak because my enemies [have caused me to cry constantly].
8 Turn from me all you workers of iniquity, For YHWH heard the voice of my weeping,
You people who do evil things, get away from me!
9 YHWH has heard my supplication, YHWH receives my prayer.
Yahweh heard me when I was crying and called out to him [to help me], and he will answer my prayer.
10 All my enemies are greatly ashamed and troubled, They turn back—ashamed [in] a moment!
[When that happens], all my enemies will be ashamed, and they will [also] be terrified. They will get away [from me] and suddenly [leave me] because they will be disgraced.