Psalms 6 - New International Version, 1984

Psalm 6
For the director of music. 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.

Be merciful to me, Lord, for I am faint;
O Lord, heal me, for my bones are in agony.

My soul is in anguish.
How long, O Lord, how long?

Turn, O Lord, and deliver me;
save me because of your unfailing love.

No one remembers you when he is dead.
Who praises you from the grave?

I am worn out from groaning;
all night long I flood my bed with weeping
and drench my couch with tears.

My eyes grow weak with sorrow;
they fail because of all my foes.

Away from me, all you who do evil,
for the Lord has heard my weeping.

The Lord has heard my cry for mercy;
the Lord accepts my prayer.

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