Berean Standard Bible

Psalms 6

(Psalm 38:1–22)

For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments, according to Sheminith.Sheminith is probably a musical term; here and in 1 Chronicles 15:21 and Psalm 12:1. A Psalm of David.

1O LORDיְֽהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,do notאַל־'al-H408rebuke meתוֹכִיחֵ֑נִיto.khi.Che.niH3198in Your angerבְּאַפְּךָ֥be.'a.pe.KhaH639orוְֽאַל־ve.'al-H408discipline meתְיַסְּרֵֽנִי׃te.ya.se.Re.niH3256in Your wrathבַּחֲמָתְךָ֥ba.cha.ma.te.KhaH2534.

2Be merciful to meחָנֵּ֥נִיcho.ne.niH2603,O LORDH3068,forכִּ֤יkiH3588Iאָ֥נִי'A.niH589am frailאֻמְלַ֫ל'um.LalH536;heal meרְפָאֵ֥נִיre.fa.'E.niH7495,O LORDH3068,forכִּ֖יkiH3588my bonesעֲצָמָֽי׃'a.tza.MaiH6106are in agonyנִבְהֲל֣וּniv.ha.LuH926.

3My soulוְ֭נַפְשִׁיVe.naf.shiH5315is deeply distressedמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH926 H3966.How longעַד־'ad-H5704,Oוְאַתָּ֥הve.'atH859LORDH3068,how longמָתָֽי׃ma.TaiH4970?

4Turnשׁוּבָ֣הshu.VahH7725,O LORDH3068, anddeliverחַלְּצָ֣הcha.le.TzahH2502my soulH5315;save meה֝וֹשִׁיעֵ֗נִיho.shi.'E.niH3467because ofלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616Your loving devotionחַסְדֶּֽךָ׃chas.De.khaH2617.

5Forכִּ֤יkiH3588there is noאֵ֣ין'einH369mention of Youזִכְרֶ֑ךָzikh.Re.khaH2143in deathבַּמָּ֣וֶתba.Ma.vetH4194;whoמִ֣יmiH4310can praiseיֽוֹדֶה־yo.deh-H3034Youfrom Sheolבִּ֝שְׁא֗וֹלbish.'olH7585?

6I am wearyיָגַ֤עְתִּי׀ya.Ga'.tiH3021from groaningבְּֽאַנְחָתִ֗יbe.'an.cha.TiH585;allבְכָל־ve.khol-H3605nightלַ֭יְלָהLay.lahH3915I floodאַשְׂחֶ֣ה'as.ChehH7811my bed with weepingמִטָּתִ֑יmi.ta.TiH4296anddrenchאַמְסֶֽה׃'am.SehH4529my couchעַרְשִׂ֥י'ar.SiH6210with tearsבְּ֝דִמְעָתִ֗יbe.dim.'a.TiH1832.

7My eyesעֵינִ֑י'ei.NiH5869failעָֽשְׁשָׁ֣ה'a.she.ShahH6244from griefמִכַּ֣עַסmi.Ka.'asH3708;they grow dimעָֽ֝תְקָ֗ה'a.te.KahH6275because of allH3605my foesצוֹרְרָֽי׃tzo.RaiH6887.

8Departס֣וּרוּSu.ruH5493from meמִ֭מֶּנִּיMi.me.niH4480,allH3605you workersפֹּ֣עֲלֵיPo.'a.leiH6466of iniquityאָ֑וֶן'A.venH205,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the LORDיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068has heardשָׁמַ֥עsha.Ma'H8085my weepingק֣וֹל בִּכְיִֽי׃Kol bikh.YiH6963 H1065.

9The LORDH3068has heardH8085my cry for mercyתְּחִנָּתִ֑יte.chi.na.TiH8467;the LORDH3068acceptsיִקָּֽח׃yi.KachH3947my prayerתְּֽפִלָּתִ֥יte.fi.la.TiH8605.

10Allכָּל־kol-H3605my enemiesאֹיְבָ֑י'o.ye.VaiH341will be ashamedיֵבֹ֤שׁוּ׀ye.Vo.shuH954and dismayedוְיִבָּהֲל֣וּ מְ֭אֹדve.yi.ba.ha.Lu Me.'odH926 H3966;they will turn backיָ֝שֻׁ֗בוּya.Shu.vuH7725in suddenרָֽגַע׃Ra.ga'H7281disgraceיֵבֹ֥שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954.

(Psalm 38:1–22)

For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments, according to Sheminith.Sheminith is probably a musical term; here and in 1 Chronicles 15:21 and Psalm 12:1. A Psalm of David.

Commentaries on Psalms 6