SAVE ME, O LORD
Key verse: 9
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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)
Footnotes
Cross references
- Psalm 6:1 : S Ps 2:5
- Psalm 6:2 : Ps 4:1; 26:11; Jer 3:12; 12:15; 31:20
- Psalm 6:2 : Ps 61:2; 77:3; 142:3; Isa 40:31; Jer 8:18; Eze 21:7
- Psalm 6:2 : S Nu 12:13
- Psalm 6:2 : Ps 22:14; 31:10; 32:3; 38:3; 42:10; 102:3
- Psalm 6:3 : S Job 7:11; Ps 31:7; 38:8; 55:4; S Jn 12:27; Ro 9:2; 2Co 2:4
- Psalm 6:3 : 1Sa 1:14; 1Ki 18:21; Ps 4:2; 89:46; Isa 6:11; Jer 4:14; Hab 1:2; Zec 1:12
- Psalm 6:4 : Ps 25:16; 31:2; 69:16; 71:2; 86:16; 88:2; 102:2; 119:132
- Psalm 6:4 : Ps 13:5; 31:16; 77:8; 85:7; 119:41; Isa 54:8, 10
- Psalm 6:5 : Ps 30:9; 88:10-12; 115:17; Ecc 9:10; Isa 38:18
- Psalm 6:6 : S Jdg 8:5
- Psalm 6:6 : S Job 3:24; S 23:2; Ps 12:5; 77:3; 102:5; La 1:8, 11, 21, 22
- Psalm 6:6 : S Job 16:16
- Psalm 6:6 : S Job 7:3; Lk 7:38; Ac 20:19
- Psalm 6:7 : S Job 16:8; Ps 31:9; 69:3; 119:82; Isa 38:14
- Psalm 6:8 : Ps 119:115; 139:19
- Psalm 6:8 : Ps 5:5; S Mt 7:23
- Psalm 6:9 : Ps 28:6; 116:1
- Psalm 6:10 : S 2Ki 19:26
- Psalm 6:10 : Ps 40:14
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ESV
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.
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Footnotes
- Psalm 6:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term
Cross references
- Psalm 6:1 : 1 Chr. 15:21
- Psalm 6:1 : Ps. 38:1
- Psalm 6:1 : [Ps. 94:12; 118:18; Prov. 3:11, 12; Jer. 30:11; 46:28]; See Heb. 12:3-11
- Psalm 6:2 : Ps. 30:2; 41:4; 103:3
- Psalm 6:2 : See Ps. 31:10
- Psalm 6:3 : [John 12:27]
- Psalm 6:3 : Ps. 90:13
- Psalm 6:5 : Ps. 30:9; 88:10-12; 115:17; Isa. 38:18
- Psalm 6:6 : Ps. 69:3
- Psalm 6:6 : Ps. 38:9
- Psalm 6:7 : Ps. 31:9; 88:9; [Ps. 38:10; Job 17:7; Lam. 2:11; 5:17]
- Psalm 6:8 : Ps. 119:115; 139:19; Matt. 7:23; 25:41; Luke 13:27
- Psalm 6:8 : Ps. 94:4
- Psalm 6:8 : [Ps. 3:4]
- Psalm 6:9 : Ps. 55:1; 1 Kgs. 8:38
- Psalm 6:10 : Ps. 40:14; 56:9
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.
Footnotes
- Psalm 6:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term
Cross references
- Psalm 6:1 : 1 Chr. 15:21
- Psalm 6:1 : Ps. 38:1
- Psalm 6:1 : [Ps. 94:12; 118:18; Prov. 3:11, 12; Jer. 30:11; 46:28]; See Heb. 12:3-11
- Psalm 6:2 : Ps. 30:2; 41:4; 103:3
- Psalm 6:2 : See Ps. 31:10
- Psalm 6:3 : [John 12:27]
- Psalm 6:3 : Ps. 90:13
- Psalm 6:5 : Ps. 30:9; 88:10-12; 115:17; Isa. 38:18
- Psalm 6:6 : Ps. 69:3
- Psalm 6:6 : Ps. 38:9
- Psalm 6:7 : Ps. 31:9; 88:9; [Ps. 38:10; Job 17:7; Lam. 2:11; 5:17]
- Psalm 6:8 : Ps. 119:115; 139:19; Matt. 7:23; 25:41; Luke 13:27
- Psalm 6:8 : Ps. 94:4
- Psalm 6:8 : [Ps. 3:4]
- Psalm 6:9 : Ps. 55:1; 1 Kgs. 8:38
- Psalm 6:10 : Ps. 40:14; 56:9
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1. In times of deep distress (1-7)
David was in great anguish of soul. Perhaps he was physically sick; perhaps he was harassed by enemies; perhaps he was tempted by his own sinful desires and knew that Satan was waging war on his soul. Perhaps he was overwhelmed by guilt. Whatever his problem was, he did not give up. He called on the Lord for mercy and deliverance. He asked God to save him because of God's love. He reminded God that dead men can't remember God or praise him from the grave. He wept like a child before God, and he didn't give up.
2. A sure sense of victory (8-1
)
After his prayer, David shouted, 'Away from me, all you who do evil, for the Lord has heard my weeping.' He was confident that God heard his weeping prayer and accepted him. He was sure that God would give him victory.
Prayer: Lord, teach me to pray and not give up in times of deep distress. Help me to pray until you give me a sense of victory.
One Word: The Lord accepts my prayers
