Psalms 6 (DRB)

Chapter Text

6:1 Unto the end, in verses, a psalm for David, for the octave.

6:2 O Lord, rebuke me not in thy indignation, nor chastise me in thy wrath.

6:3 Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am weak: heal me, O Lord, for my bones are troubled.

6:4 And my soul is troubled exceedingly: but thou, O Lord, how long?

6:5 Turn to me, O Lord, and deliver my soul: O save me for thy mercy's sake.

6:6 For there is no one in death, that is mindful of thee: and who shall confess to thee in hell?

6:7 I have laboured in my groanings, every night I will wash my bed: I will water my couch with my tears.

6:8 My eye is troubled through indignation: I have grown old amongst all my enemies.

6:9 Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity: for the Lord hath heard the voice of my weeping.

6:10 The Lord hath heard my supplication: the Lord hath received my prayer.

6:11 Let all my enemies be ashamed, and be very much troubled: let them be turned back, and be ashamed very speedily.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "mercy", "verses", "psalm", "david", "octave", "lord", "rebuke", and "indignation". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "mercy" and "verses", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The local DRB text gives this verse as the immediate unit, so "mercy" and "verses" carries the first interpretive weight. In The LORD as Shepherd, the local focus is trust, covenant mercy, guidance, and worship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "mercy" and "verses" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.