Psalms 6

1 For the chief musician; on stringed instruments, set to the Sheminith style. A psalm of David. Yahweh, do not rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your wrath.

To the Overseer with stringed instruments, on the octave. — A Psalm of David. O Jehovah, in Thine anger reprove me not, Nor in Thy fury chastise me.

2 Have mercy on me, Yahweh, for I am frail; heal me, Yahweh, for my bones are shaking.

Favour me, O Jehovah, for I [am] weak, Heal me, O Jehovah, For troubled have been my bones,

3 My soul also is very troubled. But you, Yahweh—how long will this continue?

And my soul hath been troubled greatly, And Thou, O Jehovah, till when?

4 Return, Yahweh! rescue me. Save me because of your covenant faithfulness!

Turn back, O Jehovah, draw out my soul, Save me for Thy kindness' sake.

5 For in death there is no remembrance of you. In Sheol who will give you thanks? (Sheol h7585)

For there is not in death Thy memorial, In Sheol, who doth give thanks to Thee? (Sheol h7585)

6 I am weary with my groaning. All night I drench my bed with tears; I wash my couch away with my tears.

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

7 My eyes grow dim from grief; they grow weak because of all my adversaries.

Old from provocation is mine eye, It is old because of all mine adversaries,

8 Get away from me, all you who practice iniquity; for Yahweh has heard the sound of my weeping.

Turn from me all ye workers of iniquity, For Jehovah heard the voice of my weeping,

9 Yahweh has heard my appeal for mercy; Yahweh has accepted my prayer.

Jehovah hath heard my supplication, Jehovah my prayer receiveth.

10 All my enemies will be ashamed and greatly troubled. They will turn back and be suddenly humiliated.

Ashamed and troubled greatly are all mine enemies, They turn back — ashamed [in] a moment!