| 1 | O Lord, rebuke me not in Your anger nor discipline
and
chasten me in Your hot displeasure. |
| 2 | Have mercy on me
and
be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am weak (faint and withered away); O Lord, heal me, for my bones are troubled. |
| 3 | My [inner] self [as well as my body] is also exceedingly disturbed
and
troubled. But You, O Lord, how long [until You return and speak peace to me]? |
| 4 | Return [to my relief], O Lord, deliver my life; save me for the sake of Your steadfast love
and
mercy. |
| 5 | For in death there is no remembrance of You; in Sheol (the place of the dead) who will give You thanks? |
| 6 | I am weary with my groaning; all night I soak my pillow with tears, I drench my couch with my weeping. |
| 7 | My eye grows dim because of grief; it grows old because of all my enemies. |
| 8 | Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity, for the Lord has heard the voice of my weeping. |
| 9 | The Lord has heard my supplication; the Lord receives my prayer. |
| 10 | Let all my enemies be ashamed and sorely troubled; let them turn back
and
be put to shame suddenly. |
Cross references:
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Psalm 6:8 : Matt. 7:23; Luke 13:27.
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