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Psalm 6
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

Prayer for Recovery from Grave Illness

To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments; according to The Sheminith. A Psalm of David.

6 O Lord, rebuke me not in thy anger,
nor chasten me in thy wrath.
2 Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am languishing;
    O Lord, heal me, for my bones are troubled.
3 My soul also is sorely troubled.
    But thou, O Lord—how long?

4 Turn, O Lord, save my life;
    deliver me for the sake of thy steadfast love.
5 For in death there is no remembrance of thee;
    in Sheol who can give thee praise?

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

8 Depart from me, all you workers of evil;
    for the Lord has heard the sound of my weeping.
9 The Lord has heard my supplication;
    the Lord accepts my prayer.
10 All my enemies shall be ashamed and sorely troubled;
    they shall turn back, and be put to shame in a moment.

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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)

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
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