Psalms 6:1

Psalms 6:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)O Lord, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.
• New International Version (NIV)Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your wrath.
• English Standard Version (ESV)O Lord, rebuke me not in your anger, nor discipline me in your wrath.
• New King James Version (NKJV)O Lord, do not rebuke me in Your anger, Nor chasten me in Your hot displeasure.

Context of Psalms 6:1

O Jehovah, rebuke me not in thine anger, Neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure. 2Have mercy upon me, O Jehovah; for I am withered away: O Jehovah, heal me; for my bones are troubled. 3My soul also is sore troubled: And thou, O Jehovah, how long?

Psalms 6:1 word by word

יְֽהוָ֗ה אַל־בְּאַפְּךָ֥ תוֹכִיחֵ֑נִי וְֽאַל־בַּחֲמָתְךָ֥ תְיַסְּרֵֽנִי׃Read the interlinear

Cross-references for Psalms 6:1

• Psalms 4:1Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness; Thou hast set me at large when I was in distress: Have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.
• Psalms 12:1Help, Jehovah; for the godly man ceaseth; For the faithful fail from among the children of men.
• 1 Chronicles 15:21and Mattithiah, and Eliphelehu, and Mikneiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps set to the Sheminith, to lead.
• Psalms 2:5Then will he speak unto them in his wrath, And vex them in his sore displeasure:
• Psalms 38:1O Jehovah, rebuke me not in thy wrath; Neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.
• Isaiah 54:9For this isasthe waters of Noah unto me; for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah shall no more go over the earth, so have I sworn that I will not be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee.
• Isaiah 57:16For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth; for the spirit would faint before me, and the souls that I have made.
• Jeremiah 10:24O Jehovah, correct me, but in measure; not in thine anger, lest thou bring me to nothing.
• Jeremiah 46:28Fear not thou, O Jacob my servant, saith Jehovah; for I am with thee: for I will make a full end of all the nations whither I have driven thee; but I will not make a full end of thee, but I will correct thee in measure, and will in no wise leave thee unpunished.
• 1 Corinthians 11:31But if we discerned ourselves, we should not be judged.

Commentaries on Psalms 6:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1O Lord, rebuke me not - This Psalm, Which is one of the seven Penitential Psalms, is supposed to have been written during some grievous disease with which David was afflicted after his transgression with Bath-sheba. It argues a deep consciousness of sin, and apprehension of the just displeasure of God. It is the very language of a true penitent who is looking around for help, and who sees, as Bishop Horne well expresses it, "above, an angry God, ready to…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1O Lord, rebuke me not in thine anger - As if God was rebuking him by the affliction which he was bringing upon him. This is the point on which the attention of the psalmist is now fixed. He had been apparently contemplating his afflictions, and inquiring into their cause, and he was led to the conclusion that it might be for his sins, and that his trials were to be interpreted as proof that God was angry with him. He speaks, therefore, of God as visiting…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The psalmist deprecates God's wrath, and begs for the return of his favour. (1-7) He assures himself of an answer of peace. (8-10) Verses 1-7 These verses speak the language of a heart truly humbled, of a broken and contrite spirit under great afflictions, sent to awaken conscience and mortify corruption. Sickness brought sin to his remembrance, and he looked upon it as a token of God's displeasure against him. The affliction of his body will be…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1do not rebuke me … or discipline me: The psalmist does not clearly connect God's discipline with sin here (compare Psalm 39:8–11), but it might be implied.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-101. He owns his ill desert in begging a relief from chastisement.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 6:1

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Chastisement
• Music

In the dictionaries

• Neginoth
• Rebuke
• Return
• Sake
• Sheminith
• Swim
• Chastening; Chastisement
• Music
• Psalms, Book of
• Vulgate

Commentaries on Psalms 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings