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    Psalms 6

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    David asks to be spared from death because the dead cannot praise the LORD—and then, after weeping all night, tells his enemies to leave.

    A plea from the edge of silencevv. 1–7

    David begins under the LORD’s anger and discipline, pleading for mercy because he is frail, his bones ache, and his soul is deeply distressed. His appeal is strikingly practical: death would end his mention and praise of the LORD. Meanwhile, the night has become a flood, and his eyes are failing from grief and from his foes.

    The sudden dismissalvv. 8–10

    Then the prayer changes direction. David announces that the LORD has heard his weeping and accepted his prayer; on that basis, the workers of iniquity are ordered away, while the enemies are left to turn back in sudden disgrace. A remarkably brisk exit follows such a long night.

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    1. Ps 6:1For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments, according to Sheminith. A Psalm of David. O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your anger or discipline me in Your wrath.

    2. Ps 6:2Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am frail; heal me, O LORD, for my bones are in agony.

    3. Ps 6:3My soul is deeply distressed. How long, O LORD, how long?

    4. Ps 6:4Turn, O LORD, and deliver my soul; save me because of Your loving devotion.

    5. Ps 6:5For there is no mention of You in death; who can praise You from Sheol?

    6. Ps 6:6I am weary from groaning; all night I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears.

    7. Ps 6:7My eyes fail from grief; they grow dim because of all my foes.

    8. Ps 6:8Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity, for the LORD has heard my weeping.

    9. Ps 6:9The LORD has heard my cry for mercy; the LORD accepts my prayer.

    10. Ps 6:10All my enemies will be ashamed and dismayed; they will turn back in sudden disgrace.

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    • 5Psalms 88:10–12Do You work wonders for the dead? Do departed spirits rise up to praise You? Selah
    • 5Psalms 115:17It is not the dead who praise the LORD, nor any who descend into silence.
    • 5Ecclesiastes 9:10Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, for in Sheol, where you are going, there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.
    • 5Psalms 30:9“What gain is there in my bloodshed, in my descent to the Pit? Will the dust praise You? Will it proclaim Your faithfulness?
    • 9Psalms 66:19–20But God has surely heard; He has attended to the sound of my prayer.
    • 9Psalms 120:1A song of ascents. In my distress I cried to the LORD, and He answered me.
    • 8Luke 13:27And he will answer, ‘I tell you, I do not know where you are from. Depart from me, all you evildoers.’
    • 2Hosea 6:1Come, let us return to the LORD. For He has torn us to pieces, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bind up our wounds.
    • 5Isaiah 38:18–19For Sheol cannot thank You; Death cannot praise You. Those who descend to the Pit cannot hope for Your faithfulness.
    • 8Psalms 119:115Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may obey the commandments of my God.
    • 8Psalms 145:18The LORD is near to all who call on Him, to all who call out to Him in truth.
    • 2Psalms 30:2O LORD my God, I cried to You for help, and You healed me.
    • 1Psalms 118:18The LORD disciplined me severely, but He has not given me over to death.
    • 1Psalms 38:1A Psalm of David, for remembrance. O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your anger or discipline me in Your wrath.
    • 2Psalms 31:10For my life is consumed with grief and my years with groaning; my iniquity has drained my strength, and my bones are wasting away.
    • 5Psalms 118:17I will not die, but I will live and proclaim what the LORD has done.

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