New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 6

Prayer for Mercy in Time of Trouble.

For the choir director; with stringed instruments, Or according to a lower octave (Heb Sheminith)upon an eight-string lyre. A Psalm of David.

1O Lordיְֽהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,do not rebukeתוֹכִיחֵ֑נִיto.khi.Che.niH3198me in Your angerבְּאַפְּךָ֥be.'a.pe.KhaH639,NorH408chastenתְיַסְּרֵֽנִי׃te.ya.se.Re.niH3256me in Your wrathבַּחֲמָתְךָ֥ba.cha.ma.te.KhaH2534.

2Be graciousחָנֵּ֥נִיcho.ne.niH2603to me, O LordH3068, for I ampiningH536awayH536;Healרְפָאֵ֥נִיre.fa.'E.niH7495me, O LordH3068, formy bonesעֲצָמָֽי׃'a.tza.MaiH6106are dismayedנִבְהֲל֣וּniv.ha.LuH926.

3And mysoulוְ֭נַפְשִׁיVe.naf.shiH5315is greatlyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966dismayedH926;But You, O LordH3068--howH4970longעַד־'ad-H5704 H4970?

4Returnשׁוּבָ֣הshu.VahH7725, O LordH3068,rescueחַלְּצָ֣הcha.le.TzahH2502mysoulH5315;Saveה֝וֹשִׁיעֵ֗נִיho.shi.'E.niH3467me becauseלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616of Your lovingkindnessחַסְדֶּֽךָ׃chas.De.khaH2617.

5ForthereH369is noH369mentionזִכְרֶ֑ךָzikh.Re.khaH2143of You in deathבַּמָּ֣וֶתba.Ma.vetH4194; InSheolבִּ֝שְׁא֗וֹלbish.'olH7585whoמִ֣יmiH4310will giveיֽוֹדֶה־yo.deh-H3034You thanksH3034?

6I amwearyיָגַ֤עְתִּי׀ya.Ga'.tiH3021with my sighingבְּֽאַנְחָתִ֗יbe.'an.cha.TiH585;Everyבְכָל־ve.khol-H3605nightלַ֭יְלָהLay.lahH3915I make my bedמִטָּתִ֑יmi.ta.TiH4296swimאַשְׂחֶ֣ה'as.ChehH7811,I dissolveאַמְסֶֽה׃'am.SehH4529my couchעַרְשִׂ֥י'ar.SiH6210withmy tearsבְּ֝דִמְעָתִ֗יbe.dim.'a.TiH1832.

7Myeyeעֵינִ֑י'ei.NiH5869has wastedH6244awayעָֽשְׁשָׁ֣ה'a.she.ShahH6244with griefמִכַּ֣עַסmi.Ka.'asH3708;It has becomeH6275oldH6275because of allH3605my adversariesצוֹרְרָֽי׃tzo.RaiH6887.

8Departס֣וּרוּSu.ruH5493from me, allH3605you who doפֹּ֣עֲלֵיPo.'a.leiH6466iniquityאָ֑וֶן'A.venH205,For the Lordיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068has heardשָׁמַ֥עsha.Ma'H8085the voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963of my weepingבִּכְיִֽי׃bikh.YiH1065.

9The LordH3068has heardH8085my supplicationתְּחִנָּתִ֑יte.chi.na.TiH8467,The LordH3068receivesיִקָּֽח׃yi.KachH3947my prayerתְּֽפִלָּתִ֥יte.fi.la.TiH8605.

10Allכָּל־kol-H3605my enemiesH340willbe ashamedיֵבֹ֤שׁוּ׀ye.Vo.shuH954and greatlyמְ֭אֹדMe.'odH3966dismayedוְיִבָּהֲל֣וּve.yi.ba.ha.LuH926; They shallturnיָ֝שֻׁ֗בוּya.Shu.vuH7725backH7725, they willsuddenlyרָֽגַע׃Ra.ga'H7281be ashamedיֵבֹ֥שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954.

Prayer for Mercy in Time of Trouble.

For the choir director; with stringed instruments, Or according to a lower octave (Heb Sheminith)upon an eight-string lyre. A Psalm of David.

Commentaries on Psalms 6