Psalms 6:3

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, when you are angry, please do not punish me. 2I do not feel strong, Lord, so please be kind to me. Lord, please make me well again. Even my bones are shaking. I am very frightened. Lord, when will you do something to help me? 4Lord, turn back to me. Give me back my life. Make me safe because of your faithful love. 5If I die, I will no longer remember you. Nobody can praise you in their grave!

Psalms 6:3 word by word

וְ֭נַפְשִׁי נִבְהֲלָ֣ה מְאֹ֑ד וְאַתָּ֥ה יְ֝הוָ֗ה עַד־מָתָֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• My soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
• is also soreמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966
• vexedבָּהַלbâhal · to dismayH926
• but thou, O Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Psalms 6:3

• Psalms 22:14My strength has gone, like water that is poured away. My bones do not join together properly. I feel weak inside and hope has disappeared.
• Psalms 31:9Lord, I am very upset, so please be kind to me. My eyes are tired because I weep so much. My whole body has become very weak.
• Psalms 38:8The pain has made me tired and weak. I am so upset that I cry aloud.
• Psalms 42:5Now I ask myself, ‘Why am I so sad and upset?’ I must wait patiently for God to help me. Then I will praise my God once again, because he is the one who saves me.
• Psalms 77:2When trouble came to me, I looked for the Lord to help me. All through the night, I lifted my hands to him while I prayed. But I did not feel peace in myself.
• Proverbs 18:14When someone is ill, his spirit will keep him strong. But if his spirit has lost hope, he cannot stay strong.
• Matthew 26:38He said to them, ‘I am very sad. I feel as if I could die because I feel so sad. Wait here with me and stay awake.’
• Psalms 13:1Lord, will you forget about me for ever? When will you remember to come and help me?
• Psalms 77:7I ask myself, ‘Will the Lord always turn against me? Will he never be kind to me again?
• Psalms 90:13Lord, return to help us! How long will you be angry with us? Please be kind to us, your servants!
• Luke 18:7But as for God, he always helps those that he has chosen to be his children. When they continue to ask him for help, in the day and in the night, he will answer them. He will not wait.

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

Topics related to Psalms 6:3

• Afflictions and Adversities

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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