Psalms 6:1
For the end, a Psalm of David among the Hymns for the eighth. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
O LORD, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.
In Context
2O Lord, rebuke me not in thy wrath, 1 Neither chasten me in thine anger. 1
Cross References
1 Chronicles 15:21And Mattithiah, and Eliphelehu, and Mikneiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps of Sheminith, to make a loud noise.
Psalms 4:1For the end, a Song of David among the Psalms. 1
Psalms 38:1For the end, a Song of David, to Jeduthun. 1
Isaiah 54:9From the time of the water of Noah this is my purpose: as I swore to him at that time, saying of the earth, I will no more be wroth with thee, neither when thou art threatened,
Jeremiah 10:24Chasten us, O Lord, but with judgment; and not in wrath, lest thou make us few.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 6:1
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. Is any afflicted? Is any sick? Let him sing this psalm. The method of this psalm is very observable, and what we shall often meet with. He begins with doleful complaints, but ends with joyful praises; like Hannah, who went to prayer with a sorrowful spirit, but, when she had prayed, went her way, and her countenance… Read the whole commentary →