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

Jehovah, rebuke me not in thine anger, and chasten me not in thy hot displeasure. 2Be gracious unto me, Jehovah, for I am withered; Jehovah, heal me, for my bones tremble. 3And my soul trembleth exceedingly: and thou, Jehovah, till 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 4:1When I call, answer me, O God of my righteousness: in pressure thou hast enlarged me; be gracious unto me, and hear my prayer.
• Psalms 12:1Save, Jehovah, for the godly man is gone; for the faithful have failed from among the children of men.
• 1 Chronicles 15:21and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed-Edom and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps on the Sheminith to lead [the singing].
• Psalms 2:5Then will he speak to them in his anger, and in his fierce displeasure will he terrify them:
• Psalms 38:1Jehovah, rebuke me not in thy wrath; neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.
• Isaiah 54:9For this is [as] the waters of Noah unto me, since I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth: so have I sworn that I will no more 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 fail before me, and the souls [which] I have made.
• Jeremiah 10:24Jehovah, correct me, but with judgment; not in thine anger, lest thou bring me to nothing.
• Jeremiah 46:28Fear thou not, my servant Jacob, 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 with judgment, and I will not hold thee altogether guiltless.
• 1 Corinthians 11:31But if we judged ourselves, so were we not 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