Psalm 6

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O Lord, do not rebuke or punish me in Your anger,

Nor discipline me in Your wrath.
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Have mercy on me and be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am weak (faint, frail);
Heal me, O Lord, for my bones are dismayed and anguished.

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My soul [as well as my body] is greatly dismayed.
But as for You, O Lord—how long [until You act on my behalf]?

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Return, O Lord, rescue my soul;
Save me because of Your [unfailing] steadfast love and mercy.

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For in death there is no mention of You;
In Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) who will praise You and give You thanks?

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I am weary with my groaning;
Every night I soak my bed with tears,
I drench my couch with my weeping.

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My eye grows dim with grief;
It grows old because of all my enemies.

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Depart from me, all you who do evil,
For the Lord has heard the voice of my weeping.^(A)

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The Lord has heard my supplication [my plea for grace];
The Lord receives my prayer.

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Let all my enemies be ashamed and greatly horrified;
Let them turn back, let them suddenly be ashamed [of what they have done].

A. Psalm 6:8: Matthew 7:23; Luke 13:27