Psalm 6, translator Burl Horniachek (March 2026)

 

Psalm 6

Yahweh, do not rebuke me in your anger,
And do not chastise me in your wrath.
Be gracious with me, Yahweh, for I am weak;
Heal me, Yahweh, for my bones are dismayed,
For my whole being is sorely dismayed.
And you, O Yahweh, when?
Return, Yahweh, deliver my soul;
Save me for your mercy’s sake.
For in death there is no memory of you;
Who in Sheol will give you thanks?
I grow weary of my groaning;
I make my bed to swim all night;
I dissolve my couch in tears;
My eye is wasted with grief;
It grows old from all my enemies.
Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity,
For Yahweh has heard the voice of my weeping.
Yahweh has heard my supplication;
Yahweh will receive my prayer.
Let all my enemies be ashamed and sorely dismayed;
Let them turn back, be ashamed in a moment.