Psalm 6 ~ Psalm 6

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1 O Jehovah, rebuke me not in thine anger, Neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.

O Lord, rebuke me not in Your anger nor discipline and chasten me in Your hot displeasure.

2 H ave mercy upon me, O Jehovah; for I am withered away: O Jehovah, heal me; for my bones are troubled.

Have mercy on me and be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am weak (faint and withered away); O Lord, heal me, for my bones are troubled.

3 M y soul also is sore troubled: And thou, O Jehovah, how long?

My self is also exceedingly disturbed and troubled. But You, O Lord, how long ?

4 R eturn, O Jehovah, deliver my soul: Save me for thy lovingkindness' sake.

Return, O Lord, deliver my life; save me for the sake of Your steadfast love and mercy.

5 F or in death there is no remembrance of thee: In Sheol who shall give thee thanks?

For in death there is no remembrance of You; in Sheol (the place of the dead) who will give You thanks?

6 I am weary with my groaning; Every night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears.

I am weary with my groaning; all night I soak my pillow with tears, I drench my couch with my weeping.

7 M ine eye wasteth away because of grief; It waxeth old because of all mine adversaries.

My eye grows dim because of grief; it grows old because of all my enemies.

8 D epart from me, all ye workers of iniquity; For Jehovah hath heard the voice of my weeping.

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

9 J ehovah hath heard my supplication; Jehovah will receive my prayer.

The Lord has heard my supplication; the Lord receives my prayer.

10 A ll mine enemies shall be put to shame and sore troubled: They shall turn back, they shall be put to shame suddenly.

Let all my enemies be ashamed and sorely troubled; let them turn back and be put to shame suddenly.