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Psalms 6

1.O LORD, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.

2.Have mercy upon me, O LORD; for I am weak: O LORD, heal me; for my bones are vexed.

3.My soul is also sore vexed: but thou, O LORD, how long?

4.Return, O LORD, deliver my soul: oh save me for thy mercies’ sake.

5.For in death there is no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks?

6.I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears.

7.Mine eye is consumed because of grief; it waxeth old because of all mine enemies.

8.Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity; for the LORD hath heard the voice of my weeping.

9.The LORD hath heard my supplication; the LORD will receive my prayer.

10.Let all mine enemies be ashamed and sore vexed: let them return and be ashamed suddenly.

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Why does the psalmist plead for mercy and then declare that the LORD has heard?

The psalmist moves from urgent lament — “Have mercy… heal me” and “how long?” — to confident praise because the pattern of lament ends in trust. Verses 8–10 record a turning point: the psalmist expels the “workers of iniquity” and insists “the LORD hath heard my supplication,” showing that prayer here functions as both cry and proclamation of deliverance.

This chapter frames honesty before God as the route to assurance; saying your fear and pleading for rescue prepares you to claim God’s response. Psalm 6 matches themes in Psalm 13, where repeated complaint is answered by renewed confidence in God’s steadfast love.

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