Have mercy on me, LORD, for I am faint; heal me, LORD, for my bones are in agony. and you, LORD, how long…? By Warren Wiersbe. “Psalm 6”: “Rebuke me not in thine anger” (verse 1), indicates that David is conscious of deserving rebuke. It is a clear and judicious explanation of the text, and cannot be dispensed with. Countless pastors, teachers, and students have pored over the best-selling Be series—and now these insightful studies are available in one complete set for a spectacular price! David was a weeping prophet as well as Jeremiah, and this psalm is one of his lamentations: either it was penned in a time, or at least calculated for a time, of great trouble, both outward and inward. Now, in context, the sheep here is apparently returning to the shepherd’s house. Psalm 1 – The Way of the Righteous and the Way of the Ungodly. The Bible Exposition Commentary, 6 Volumes. A psalm of David. The title of this Psalm is, To the Chief Musician. Psalm 6 - NIV: LORD, do not rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your wrath. JOSEPH A ALEXANDER Psalms Commentary (1864) Spurgeon had high praise for Alexander's work writing that it "Occupies a first place among expositions. A. 6 The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. * c. 5 Turn back, LORD, rescue my soul; b. Psalm 23 6 Commentary: Heaven. 1 For the leader; with stringed instruments, “upon the eighth.”. And then the last line of verse 6 reminds us of heaven. nor punish me in your wrath. 2 Do not reprove me in your anger, LORD,. Psalm 6. 1. weary with sighing (BDB 58) 2. bed wet with tears (hyperbole) NASB (UPDATED) TEXT: PSALM 6:8-10 8 Depart from me, all you who do iniquity, For the Lord has heard the voice of my weeping. heal me, LORD, for my bones are shuddering. Verse six presents a key to understanding Psalm 1: “For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the ungodly shall perish.”In this psalm, the way of the righteous and the way of the ungodly are contrasted. For us, I suppose we could apply it to the blessings we experience in God’s church. a 3 Have pity on me, LORD, for I am weak;. (Spurgeon, C. H. Lectures to my Students: Commenting and Commentaries)Rosscup adds: This is one of the more thorough older exegetical … 4 My soul too is shuddering greatly—. 7 Thou shalt keep them, O Lord, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever. I. 6:6-7 The psalmist describes his physical and emotional trauma caused by his "adversaries" (BDB 865, KB 1058, Qal participle, "those who show hostility"). A Psalm of David. The miseries of the depressed are both physical and psychological, and often the description of the two conditions is interwoven (verse 2-3). Psalm 12:6. However, he prays, as always, “Have mercy upon me, O Lord” (verse 2). Man's words are yea and nay, but the Lord's promises are yea and amen. Psalm 6 is known as the first of seven penitential psalms - songs of confession and humility before God. On an eight-stringed harp. With stringed instruments. PSALM 6 * Prayer in Distress. Psalm 4: An Evening Song [or download in R TF format] Psalm 5: Pray about your Enemies [or download in R TF format] Psalm 6: David is very ill [or download in R TF format] Psalm 7: David and Cush [or download in R TF format] Psalm 8: The Sky at Night [or download in R TF format] What a contrast between the vain words of man, and the pure words of Jehovah. In David’s mind this is speaking of his ability to be in God’s temple in Jerusalem. Commentaries for Psalm Chapter 6 The psalmist deprecates God's wrath, and begs for the return of his favour. It was a custom in the early church to sing these psalms on Ash Wednesday, the Wednesday before Easter. 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