A Prayer For Mercy
1 O Yahweh! do not, in thine anger, correct me, nor, in thy wrath, chastise me.
1 {To the chief Musician on Neginoth upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David.} O LORD, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.
1 For the choir director; with stringed instruments, (a)upon an eight-string lyre. A Psalm of David.O Lord, (A)do not rebuke me in Your anger,Nor chasten me in Your wrath.
1 For the choir director: with stringed instruments, according to Sheminith.(A) A Davidic psalm.Lord, do not rebuke me in Your anger;do not discipline me in Your wrath.(B)
1 LORD, in your anger, do not rebuke me, in your wrath, do not discipline me.
2 Show me favour, O Yahweh, for languishing am I: Heal me, O Yahweh, - for dismayed are my bones:
2 Have mercy upon me, O LORD; for I am weak: O LORD, heal me; for my bones are vexed.
2 Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am (B)pining away;(C)Heal me, O Lord, for (D)my bones are dismayed.
2 Be gracious to me, LORD, because I am fading away. Heal me, because my body is distressed.
6 I am weary with my sighing, I flood, through the whole night, my couch, - With my tears, I cause, my bed, to dissolve:
6 I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears.
6 I am (I)weary with my sighing;Every night I make my bed swim,I dissolve my couch with (J)my tears.
6 I am weary from my groaning;(J)with my tears I dampen my pillow(b)and drench my bed every night.(K)
6 I am weary from my groaning. Every night my couch is drenched with tears, my bed is soaked through.
10 Let all my foes, turn pale and be greatly dismayed, Again let them turn pale in a moment.
10 Let all mine enemies be ashamed and sore vexed: let them return and be ashamed suddenly.
10 All my enemies will (P)be ashamed and greatly dismayed;They shall (e)turn back, they will (Q)suddenly be ashamed.
10 All my enemies will be ashamed and shake with terror;they will turn back(P) and suddenly be disgraced.(Q)
10 As for all my enemies, they will be put to shame; they will be greatly frightened and suddenly turn away ashamed. A Davidic psalm, which he sang to the LORD, because of the words of Cush the descendant of Benjamin.