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Psalm 6
New King James Version

### A Prayer of Faith in Time of Distress

#### To the Chief Musician. With stringed instruments. (A)On [a]an eight-stringed harp. A Psalm of David.

6 O Lord, (B)do not rebuke me in Your anger,
Nor chasten me in Your hot displeasure.
2 Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am weak;
O Lord, (C)heal me, for my bones are troubled.
3 My soul also is greatly (D)troubled;
But You, O Lord—how long?

4 Return, O Lord, deliver me!
Oh, save me for Your mercies’ sake!
5 (E)For in death there is no remembrance of You;
In the grave who will give You thanks?

6 I am weary with my groaning;
[b]All night I make my bed swim;
I drench my couch with my tears.
7 (F)My eye wastes away because of grief;
It grows old because of all my enemies.

8 (G)Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity;
For the Lord has (H)heard the voice of my weeping.
9 The Lord has heard my supplication;
The Lord will receive my prayer.
10 Let all my enemies be ashamed and greatly troubled;
Let them turn back and be ashamed suddenly.

#### Footnotes

1. Psalm 6:1 Heb. sheminith
2. Psalm 6:6 Or Every night

#### Cross references

1. Psalm 6:1 : Ps. 12:title
2. Psalm 6:1 : Ps. 38:1; 118:18; [Jer. 10:24]
3. Psalm 6:2 : Ps. 41:4; 147:3; [Hos. 6:1]
4. Psalm 6:3 : Ps. 88:3; John 12:27
5. Psalm 6:5 : Ps. 30:9; 88:10–12; 115:17; [Eccl. 9:10]; Is. 38:18
6. Psalm 6:7 : Job 17:7; Ps. 31:9
7. Psalm 6:8 : [Matt. 25:41]
8. Psalm 6:8 : Ps. 3:4; 28:6

New King James Version (NKJV)

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