Psalms 6:1
O Yahweh! do not, in thine anger, correct me, nor, in thy wrath, chastise me.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
O LORD, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.
In Context
2Show me favour, O Yahweh, for languishing am I: Heal me, O Yahweh,—for dismayed are my bones:
Cross References
1 Chronicles 15:21and Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, and Mikneiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel and Azaziah,—with lyres over the bass, to take the lead.
Psalms 4:1When I cry, answer me, O mine own righteous God, In a strait place, thou hast made room for me, Show me favour, and hear my prayer.
Psalms 38:1O Yahweh, do not, in thine anger, correct me, nor, in thy wrath, chastise me;
Isaiah 54:9For, the waters of Noah, is this unto me,—As to which I sware that the waters of Noah should not again pass over the earth, So have I sworn Not to be vexed with thee Nor to rebuke thee.
Jeremiah 10:24Chastise me, O Yahweh But yet in measure,—Not in thine anger, lest thou make me few.
1 Corinthians 11:31If, however, we had been setting, ourselves, apart, we had not, in that case, been coming under judgment;
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 →