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Psalm 6-8
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O Lord, Deliver My Life

To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments; according to (A)The Sheminith.[a] A Psalm of David.

6 O Lord, (B)rebuke me not in your anger,
    nor (C)discipline me in your wrath.
2 Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am languishing;
    (D)heal me, O Lord, (E)for my bones are troubled.
3 My (F)soul also is greatly troubled.
    But you, O Lord—(G)how long?

4 Turn, O Lord, deliver my life;
    save me for the sake of your steadfast love.
5 For in (H)death there is no remembrance of you;
    in Sheol who will give you praise?

6 I am (I)weary with my (J)moaning;
    every night I flood my bed with tears;
    I drench my couch with my weeping.
7 My (K)eye wastes away because of grief;
    it grows weak because of all my foes.

8 (L)Depart from me, all you (M)workers of evil,
    for the Lord (N)has heard the sound of my weeping.
9 The Lord has heard my (O)plea;
    the Lord accepts my prayer.
10 All my enemies shall be ashamed and greatly troubled;
    they shall (P)turn back and be put to shame in a moment.

In You Do I Take Refuge

A (Q)Shiggaion[b] of David, which he sang to the Lord concerning the words of Cush, a Benjaminite.

7 O Lord my God, in you do I (R)take refuge;
    (S)save me from all my pursuers and deliver me,
2 lest like (T)a lion they tear my soul apart,
    rending it in pieces, with (U)none to deliver.

3 O Lord my God, (V)if I have done this,
    if there is (W)wrong in my hands,
4 if I have repaid (X)my friend[c] with evil
    or (Y)plundered my enemy without cause,
5 let the enemy pursue my soul and overtake it,
    and let him (Z)trample my life to the ground
    and lay my glory in the dust. Selah

6 (AA)Arise, O Lord, in your anger;
    (AB)lift yourself up against the fury of my enemies;
    (AC)awake for me; you have appointed a judgment.
7 Let the assembly of the peoples be gathered about you;
    over it return on high.

8 The Lord (AD)judges the peoples;
    (AE)judge me, O Lord, according to my righteousness
    and according to the integrity that is in me.
9 Oh, let the evil of the wicked come to an end,
    and may you establish the righteous—
you who (AF)test (AG)the minds and hearts,[d]
    O righteous God!
10 My shield is (AH)with God,
    who saves (AI)the upright in heart.
11 God is (AJ)a righteous judge,
    and a God who feels (AK)indignation every day.

12 If a man[e] does not repent, God[f] will (AL)whet his sword;
    he has (AM)bent and (AN)readied his bow;
13 he has prepared for him his deadly weapons,
    making his (AO)arrows (AP)fiery shafts.
14 Behold, the wicked man (AQ)conceives evil
    and is (AR)pregnant with mischief
    and gives birth to lies.
15 He makes (AS)a pit, digging it out,
    and falls into the hole that he has made.
16 His (AT)mischief returns upon his own head,
    and on his own skull his violence descends.

17 I will give to the Lord the thanks due to his righteousness,
    and I will (AU)sing praise to the name of the Lord, the Most High.

How Majestic Is Your Name

To the choirmaster: according to The (AV)Gittith.[g] A Psalm of David.

8 O Lord, our Lord,
    how majestic is your (AW)name in all the earth!
You have set your (AX)glory above the heavens.
2     (AY)Out of the mouth of babies and infants,
you have established (AZ)strength because of your foes,
    to still (BA)the enemy and the avenger.

3 When I (BB)look at your heavens, the work of your (BC)fingers,
    the moon and the stars, (BD)which you have set in place,
4 (BE)what is man that you are (BF)mindful of him,
    and (BG)the son of man that you (BH)care for him?

5 Yet you have made him a little lower than (BI)the heavenly beings[h]
    and crowned him with (BJ)glory and honor.
6 You have given him (BK)dominion over the works of your hands;
    (BL)you have put all things under his feet,
7 all sheep and oxen,
    and also the beasts of the field,
8 the birds of the heavens, and the fish of the sea,
    whatever passes along the paths of the seas.

9 O Lord, our Lord,
    how majestic is your name in all the earth!

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 6:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term
  2. Psalm 7:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term
  3. Psalm 7:4 Hebrew the one at peace with me
  4. Psalm 7:9 Hebrew the hearts and kidneys
  5. Psalm 7:12 Hebrew he
  6. Psalm 7:12 Hebrew he
  7. Psalm 8:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term
  8. Psalm 8:5 Or than God; Septuagint than the angels
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Psalm 6[a]

For the director of music. With stringed instruments. According to sheminith.[b] A psalm of David.

1 Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger(A)
    or discipline me in your wrath.
2 Have mercy on me,(B) Lord, for I am faint;(C)
    heal me,(D) Lord, for my bones are in agony.(E)
3 My soul is in deep anguish.(F)
    How long,(G) Lord, how long?

4 Turn,(H) Lord, and deliver me;
    save me because of your unfailing love.(I)
5 Among the dead no one proclaims your name.
    Who praises you from the grave?(J)

6 I am worn out(K) from my groaning.(L)

All night long I flood my bed with weeping(M)
    and drench my couch with tears.(N)
7 My eyes grow weak(O) with sorrow;
    they fail because of all my foes.

8 Away from me,(P) all you who do evil,(Q)
    for the Lord has heard my weeping.
9 The Lord has heard my cry for mercy;(R)
    the Lord accepts my prayer.
10 All my enemies will be overwhelmed with shame and anguish;(S)
    they will turn back and suddenly be put to shame.(T)

Psalm 7[c]

A shiggaion[d](U) of David, which he sang to the Lord concerning Cush, a Benjamite.

1 Lord my God, I take refuge(V) in you;
    save and deliver me(W) from all who pursue me,(X)
2 or they will tear me apart like a lion(Y)
    and rip me to pieces with no one to rescue(Z) me.

3 Lord my God, if I have done this
    and there is guilt on my hands(AA)—
4 if I have repaid my ally with evil
    or without cause(AB) have robbed my foe—
5 then let my enemy pursue and overtake(AC) me;
    let him trample my life to the ground(AD)
    and make me sleep in the dust.[e](AE)

6 Arise,(AF) Lord, in your anger;
    rise up against the rage of my enemies.(AG)
    Awake,(AH) my God; decree justice.
7 Let the assembled peoples gather around you,
    while you sit enthroned over them on high.(AI)
8     Let the Lord judge(AJ) the peoples.
Vindicate me, Lord, according to my righteousness,(AK)
    according to my integrity,(AL) O Most High.(AM)
9 Bring to an end the violence of the wicked
    and make the righteous secure—(AN)
you, the righteous God(AO)
    who probes minds and hearts.(AP)

10 My shield[f](AQ) is God Most High,
    who saves the upright in heart.(AR)
11 God is a righteous judge,(AS)
    a God who displays his wrath(AT) every day.
12 If he does not relent,(AU)
    he[g] will sharpen his sword;(AV)
    he will bend and string his bow.(AW)
13 He has prepared his deadly weapons;
    he makes ready his flaming arrows.(AX)

14 Whoever is pregnant with evil
    conceives trouble and gives birth(AY) to disillusionment.
15 Whoever digs a hole and scoops it out
    falls into the pit(AZ) they have made.(BA)
16 The trouble they cause recoils on them;
    their violence comes down on their own heads.

17 I will give thanks to the Lord because of his righteousness;(BB)
    I will sing the praises(BC) of the name of the Lord Most High.(BD)

Psalm 8[h]

For the director of music. According to gittith.[i] A psalm of David.

1 Lord, our Lord,
    how majestic is your name(BE) in all the earth!

You have set your glory(BF)
    in the heavens.(BG)
2 Through the praise of children and infants
    you have established a stronghold(BH) against your enemies,
    to silence the foe(BI) and the avenger.
3 When I consider your heavens,(BJ)
    the work of your fingers,(BK)
the moon and the stars,(BL)
    which you have set in place,
4 what is mankind that you are mindful of them,
    human beings that you care for them?[j](BM)

5 You have made them[k] a little lower than the angels[l](BN)
    and crowned them[m] with glory and honor.(BO)
6 You made them rulers(BP) over the works of your hands;(BQ)
    you put everything under their[n] feet:(BR)
7 all flocks and herds,(BS)
    and the animals of the wild,(BT)
8 the birds in the sky,
    and the fish in the sea,(BU)
    all that swim the paths of the seas.

9 Lord, our Lord,
    how majestic is your name in all the earth!(BV)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 6:1 In Hebrew texts 6:1-10 is numbered 6:2-11.
  2. Psalm 6:1 Title: Probably a musical term
  3. Psalm 7:1 In Hebrew texts 7:1-17 is numbered 7:2-18.
  4. Psalm 7:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
  5. Psalm 7:5 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.
  6. Psalm 7:10 Or sovereign
  7. Psalm 7:12 Or If anyone does not repent, / God
  8. Psalm 8:1 In Hebrew texts 8:1-9 is numbered 8:2-10.
  9. Psalm 8:1 Title: Probably a musical term
  10. Psalm 8:4 Or what is a human being that you are mindful of him, / a son of man that you care for him?
  11. Psalm 8:5 Or him
  12. Psalm 8:5 Or than God
  13. Psalm 8:5 Or him
  14. Psalm 8:6 Or made him ruler . . . ; / . . . his
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