New King James Version
Psalms 6:1
1O Lord, do not rebuke me in Your anger, Nor chasten me in Your hot displeasure.
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 Living Translation (NLT)O Lord, don’t rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your rage.
Context of Psalms 6:1
O Lord, do not rebuke me in Your anger, Nor chasten me in Your hot displeasure. 2Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am weak; O Lord, heal me, for my bones are troubled. 3My soul also is greatly troubled; But You, O Lord—how long?
Read all of Psalms 6Psalms 6:1 word by word
יְֽהוָ֗ה אַל־בְּאַפְּךָ֥ תוֹכִיחֵ֑נִי וְֽאַל־בַּחֲמָתְךָ֥ תְיַסְּרֵֽנִי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 6:1
- Psalms 4:1Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have relieved me in my distress; Have mercy on me, and hear my prayer.
- Psalms 12:1Help, Lord, for the godly man ceases! For the faithful disappear from among the sons of men.
- 1 Chronicles 15:21Mattithiah, Elipheleh, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah, to direct with harps on the Sheminith;
- Psalms 2:5Then He shall speak to them in His wrath, And distress them in His deep displeasure:
- Psalms 38:1O Lord, do not rebuke me in Your wrath, Nor chasten me in Your hot displeasure!
- Isaiah 54:9“For this is like the waters of Noah to Me; For as I have sworn That the waters of Noah would no longer cover the earth, So have I sworn That I would not be angry with you, nor rebuke you.
- Isaiah 57:16For I will not contend forever, Nor will I always be angry; For the spirit would fail before Me, And the souls which I have made.
- Jeremiah 10:24O Lord, correct me, but with justice; Not in Your anger, lest You bring me to nothing.
- Jeremiah 46:28Do not fear, O Jacob My servant,” says the Lord, “For I am with you; For I will make a complete end of all the nations To which I have driven you, But I will not make a complete end of you. I will rightly correct you, For I will not leave you wholly unpunished.”
- 1 Corinthians 11:31For if we would judge ourselves, we would not be 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
In the dictionaries
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
New King James Version — © 1982 Thomas Nelson, Inc
Commentaries