Anakalypsis / Unveiling the Word
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Forgiveness 2 Prayer 2 Suffering and Perseverance 2
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David human 1-10
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City of God 3× 2, 5-6 Catechism of the Catholic Church 2× 3, 6 Homilies on the Gospel of John 2× 5 Homilies on the Epistle to the Hebrews 5× 5-7 Sayings of the Desert Fathers (Apophthegmata Patrum) 2× 6 Homilies on the First Epistle to the Corinthians 1× 7 Summa Theologica 1× 11 John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible 1× 1-10 Keil and Delitzsch Commentary on the Old Testament 1× 1, 4, 8 Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary 1× 1, 8 Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown Commentary 1× 2-8, 10
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Codex Sinaiticus Aleph c. AD 330-360 Codex Vaticanus B c. AD 300-325 Codex Alexandrinus A c. AD 400-440 Aleppo Codex (Crown of Aleppo) c. AD 930 Leningrad Codex (Codex Leningradensis) AD 1008
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What is Psalms 6 about?

The morning confidence of the previous psalm gives way to the anguish of a sickbed, as David, weakened and weeping, pleads that the LORD would not rebuke him in anger nor chasten him in hot displeasure. First of the penitential psalms, it voices the cry of a soul sore vexed, drenching his couch with tears and asking how long the LORD will delay, appealing to God's mercy for deliverance from death. Yet the lament turns near its end, for David grows certain that the LORD has heard the voice of his weeping and received his supplication, so that his enemies shall be ashamed. It shows that honest grief and repentance may be brought before God, who hears the broken and turns their mourning toward hope.

Historical backdrop

These are the songbook of a nation, sung across a thousand years of Israel's worship, from Moses in the wilderness to the exiles returned from Babylon. They were carried from the tabernacle to Solomon's temple to the second temple rebuilt under Persia, set to the lyre and the harp and the clash of cymbals in the courts of the LORD.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 6
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown on Psalms 6
The Church Fathers on Psalms 6

Psalms 6

Psalms Chapter 6
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1O Jehovah, rebuke me not in thine anger, Neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.
2Have mercy upon me, O Jehovah; for I am withered away: O Jehovah, heal me; for my bones are troubled.
3My soul also is sore troubled: And thou, O Jehovah, how long?
4Return, O Jehovah, deliver my soul: Save me for thy lovingkindness’ sake.
5For in death there is no remembrance of thee: In Sheol who shall give thee thanks?
6I am weary with my groaning; Every night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears.
7Mine eye wasteth away because of grief; It waxeth old because of all mine adversaries.
8Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity; For Jehovah hath heard the voice of my weeping.
9Jehovah hath heard my supplication; Jehovah will receive my prayer.
10All mine enemies shall be put to shame and sore troubled: They shall turn back, they shall be put to shame suddenly.
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What is Psalms 6 about?

The morning confidence of the previous psalm gives way to the anguish of a sickbed, as David, weakened and weeping, pleads that the LORD would not rebuke him in anger nor chasten him in hot displeasure. First of the penitential psalms, it voices the cry of a soul sore vexed, drenching his couch with tears and asking how long the LORD will delay, appealing to God's mercy for deliverance from death. Yet the lament turns near its end, for David grows certain that the LORD has heard the voice of his weeping and received his supplication, so that his enemies shall be ashamed. It shows that honest grief and repentance may be brought before God, who hears the broken and turns their mourning toward hope.