Psalm 6

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Today I am reading Psalm 6. My favorite verse is, verse 1 "Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your wrath." I like to say this verse if I feel that I have done something wrong. In this Psalm, David complains about bodily pain and sickness, inward trouble and the insults of his enemies. The following is Psalm 6. Psalm 6 For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A psalm of David. 1 Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your wrath. 2 Have mercy on me, Lord, for I am faint; heal me, Lord, for my bones are in agony. 3 My soul is in deep anguish. How long, Lord, how long? 4 Turn, Lord, and deliver me; save me because of your unfailing love. 5 Among the dead no one proclaims your name. Who praises you from the grave? 6 I am worn out from my groaning. All night long I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears. 7 My eyes grow weak with sorrow; they fail because of all my foes. 8 Away from me, all you who do evil, for the Lord has heard my weeping. 9 The Lord has heard my cry for mercy; the Lord accepts my prayer. 10 All my enemies will be overwhelmed with shame and anguish; they will turn back and suddenly be put to shame.