Psalms 6

1 Yahweh, do not punish me when you are angry [with me]; Do not even rebuke/scold me [when you are angry].

[For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments, upon the eight-stringed lyre. A Psalm by David.] YHWH, do not rebuke me in your anger, neither discipline me in your wrath.

2 Yahweh, be kind to me and heal me because I have become weak. My body [SYN] shakes because I am experiencing much pain.

Be gracious to me, YHWH, for I am frail. YHWH, heal me, for my bones are trembling.

3 Yahweh, I am greatly distressed. How long ([must I endure this/will it be before you help me]) [RHQ]?

And my soul is greatly troubled. But you, YHWH, how long?

4 Yahweh, please come and rescue me. Save me because you faithfully love me.

Return, YHWH. Deliver my soul. Save me because of your lovingkindness.

5 I will not be able to praise you after I die [RHQ]; No one in the place of the dead praises you. (Sheol h7585)

For in death there is no memory of you. In Sheol, who shall give you thanks? (Sheol h7585)

6 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.

I am weary with my groaning. Every night I drench my bed; I melt my couch with my tears.

7 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].

My eye wastes away because of grief. It grows old because of all my adversaries.

8 You people who do evil things, get away from me!

Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity, for YHWH has heard the sound of my weeping.

9 Yahweh heard me when I was crying and called out to him [to help me], and he will answer my prayer.

YHWH has heard my plea. YHWH has accepted my prayer.

10 [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.

May all my enemies be ashamed and greatly terrified. May they turn back, suddenly ashamed.