Psalms 6:1-7

1O Lord, do not rebuke or punish me in Your anger, Nor discipline me in Your wrath.

2Have mercy on me and be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am weak (faint, frail); Heal me, O Lord, for my bones are dismayed and anguished.

3My soul [as well as my body] is greatly dismayed. But as for You, O Lord—how long [until You act on my behalf]?

4Return, O Lord, rescue my soul; Save me because of Your [unfailing] steadfast love and mercy.

5For in death there is no mention of You; In Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) who will praise You and give You thanks?

6I am weary with my groaning; Every night I soak my bed with tears, I drench my couch with my weeping.

7My eye grows dim with grief; It grows old because of all my enemies.