Christian Standard Bible
Psalms 6:3
3my whole being is shaken with terror. And you, Lord — how long?
Psalms 6:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)My soul is also sore vexed: but thou, O Lord, how long?
- New International Version (NIV)My soul is in deep anguish. How long, Lord, how long?
- English Standard Version (ESV)My soul also is greatly troubled. But you, O Lord—how long?
- New King James Version (NKJV)My soul also is greatly troubled; But You, O Lord—how long?
Context of Psalms 6:3
1Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger; do not discipline me in your wrath. 2Be gracious to me, Lord, for I am weak; heal me, Lord, for my bones are shaking; my whole being is shaken with terror. And you, Lord — how long? 4Turn, Lord! Rescue me; save me because of your faithful love. 5For there is no remembrance of you in death; who can thank you in Sheol?
Read all of Psalms 6Psalms 6:3 word by word
וְ֭נַפְשִׁי נִבְהֲלָ֣ה מְאֹ֑ד וְאַתָּ֥ה יְ֝הוָ֗ה עַד־מָתָֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 6:3
- Psalms 22:14I am poured out like water, and all my bones are disjointed; my heart is like wax, melting within me.
- Psalms 31:9Be gracious to me, Lord, because I am in distress; my eyes are worn out from frustration — my whole being as well.
- Psalms 38:8I am faint and severely crushed; I groan because of the anguish of my heart.
- Psalms 42:5Why, my soul, are you so dejected? Why are you in such turmoil? Put your hope in God, for I will still praise him, my Savior and my God.
- Psalms 77:2I sought the Lord in my day of trouble. My hands were continually lifted up all night long; I refused to be comforted.
- Proverbs 18:14A person’s spirit can endure sickness, but who can survive a broken spirit?
- Matthew 26:38He said to them, “I am deeply grieved to the point of death. Remain here and stay awake with me.”
- Psalms 13:1How long, Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?
- Psalms 77:7“Will the Lord reject forever and never again show favor?
- Psalms 90:13Lord — how long? Turn and have compassion on your servants.
- Luke 18:7Will not God grant justice to his elect who cry out to him day and night? Will he delay helping them?
Commentaries on Psalms 6:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3How long? - How long shall I continue under this malady? How long will it be before thou speak peace to my troubled heart?Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3My soul is also sore vexed - The word “soul” here is used in the sense in which it is commonly with us, as denoting the mind. The idea is, that his sorrows were not merely those of the bodily frame. They had a deeper seat than even the bones. His mind, his soul, was full of anguish also, in view of the circumstances which surrounded him, and which had brought on these bodily afflictions. But thou, O Lord - This is a broken sentence, as if he had commenced…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-3The psalmist became physically weak while waiting for God's answer to his prayer (Psalm 6:6; see 77:3; 119:81; 142:1–3; see also Psalm 101). Fasting (abstaining from eating food) might have contributed to his suffering, but it is not mentioned.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. how long?--shall this be so (compare Psa 79:5). but--or, "and." thou--The sentence is incomplete as expressive of strong emotion.Read the comment
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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
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