O Lord, rebuke me not in Thine anger, as just as this wrath is on account of the great transgressions whose weight the sinner feels, neither chasten me in Thy hot displeasure, which threatened to consume him altogether and pressed this cry for mercy from his anxious heart.
PSALM VI _This Psalm contains a deprecation of eternal vengeance_, 1; _a petition to God for mercy_, 2. _This is enforced from a consideration of the psalmist's_ _sufferings_, 3; from that of t
O LORD, REBUKE ME NOT IN THINE ANGER - As if God was rebuking him by the affliction which he was bringing upon him. This is the point on which the attention of the psalmist is now fixed. He had been a...
Psalms 6 _ 1. The cry of repentance (Psalms 6:1)_ 2. In deep distress (Psalms 6:4) 3. Jehovah has heard (Psalms 6:8)...
VI. A RIGHTEOUS MAN'S PRAYER IN DISTRESS. (_a_) Notice (Psalms 6:1) the recognition of the fact that suffering is not always the proof of guilt and of God's wrath. Sometimes it is sent to prove, corre...
LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4....
_David's complaint in his sickness: by faith he triumphs over his enemies._ To the chief musician on Neginoth upon Sheminith. A Psalm of David. _Title._ השׁמינית על _al hashsheminith. Upon Sheminith...
PSALMS 6 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE A Prayer for Deliverance from Sickness and Death. ANALYSIS Stanza I., Psalms 6:1-3, Prayer for Favour instead of Anger. Stanza II., Psalms 6:4-7, For Life instead of Deat...
_O LORD, REBUKE ME NOT IN THINE ANGER, NEITHER CHASTEN ME IN THY HOT DISPLEASURE._ Title.-See the note on Title of Psalms 4:1. UPON SHEMINITH - [feminine of _ SHªMIYNIYT_ (H8067)], the eighth (Exodu...
6:1 Sheminith. (g-9) Perhaps 'upon the octave,' or 'with eight strings.' see Psalms 12 ; 1 Chronicles 15:21 ....
Psalms 1:41 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ Words in boxes are from the Bible. The notes explain some of the words with a *star by them. Tap the * before a word to show an explanation. The translated Bible tex...
O LORD, REBUKE ME NOT. — Repeated with change of one word in Psalms 38:1. The sublime thought that pain and sorrow are a discipline of love might be found in these words (as in Psalms 94:12; Proverbs...
לַ † מְנַצֵּ֣חַ בִּ֭ נְגִינֹות עַֽל ־הַ...
Psalms 6:1 THE theme and progress of thought in this psalm are very common, especially in those attributed to David. A soul compassed by enemies, whose hate has all but sapped the life out of it, "cat...
DELIVERANCE IN TROUBLE Psalms 6:1 This is the first of the _Penitential_ Psalms, the other six being Psalms 32:1; Psalms 38:1; Psalms 51
This is known as the first of the seven great penitential psalms. It is somewhat weak in its note of true penitence and in this respect is not to be compared with some which follow. It is rather a cry...
"To the chief Musician on Neginoth upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David." O LORD, (a) rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure. (a) Though I deserve destruction, yet let yo...
For the octave. That is, to be sung on an instrument of eight strings. St. Augustine understands it mystically, of the last resurrection, and the world to come; which is, as it were, the octave, or ei...
CONTENTS The Psalmist is here under affliction. He crieth to God. In the conclusion, he takes comfort in the consciousness that his prayer had been heard, and he shall triumph over all his enemies....
We may, without the smallest injury to the grand point this Psalm hath in view, I mean, its pointed reference to Christ, look at David as speaking also of his own personal afflictions. David had a lar...
The calamity which David now experienced had, perhaps, been inflicted by men, but he wisely considers that he has to deal with God. Those persons are very unsuitably exercised under their afflictions...
In Psalms 6 the remnant take another ground. They are oppressed, their soul vexed, the extremity of distress presses on their spirit, and their conscience not being cleared gives the fear that Jehovah...
O LORD, REBUKE ME NOT IN THINE ANGER, The Lord sometimes rebukes or reproves men by his spirit, and sometimes by his word and ministers, and sometimes by his providences, and that on account of sin; t...
Psalms 6:1 «To the chief Musician on Neginoth upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David. » O LORD, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure. _To the chief Musician on Neginoth_]...
_O Lord, rebuke me not_ That is, do not chasten or correct me, as the next clause explains it; _in thine anger_ With rigour or severity, as my sins deserve, but with gentleness and moderation, Jeremia...
UPON: Or, upon the eight...
1-7 These verses speak the language of a heart truly humbled, of a broken and contrite spirit under great afflictions, sent to awaken conscience and mortify corruption. Sickness brought sin to his re...
PSALM 6 NEGINOTH; of which SEE POOLE ON "PSALMS 4:1". UPON SHEMINITH; or, _upon the eighth_. It is thought to be the shrillest or loftiest note, as _alamoth_ is the lowest; of which see 1 CHRONICLES 1...
Psalms 6:1 Musician H5329 (H8764) instruments H5058 harp H8067 Psalm H4210 David H1732 LORD H3068 rebuke H3198 ...
‘O YHWH do not rebuke me in your anger, Nor chasten me in your hot displeasure, Have mercy on me (show your graciousness towards me), O YHWH for I am withered away, O YHWH heal me, for my bones are...
NEGINOTH Stringed instruments. SHEMINTH The word means "the eighth" -- in music an octave....
Psalms 6 We may get the meaning and help of this Psalm by asking, How did David conduct himself in the time of sickness and trouble? I. He made his sorrow a question between himself and God. Set it...
Here the psalmist asks for a visit from God, for he is sick at heart, heavy and depressed. Be very thankful if that is not your case; but if it is, be very grateful that here is a prayer ready-made fo...
CONTENTS: David in weakness seeks God's help. CHARACTERS: God, David. CONCLUSION: Our way often lies through a vale of tears, but there is One whom we can trust in the greatest straits and difficult...
THE TITLE. _On Sheminith;_ directing this psalm to be sung with a harp of eight strings, 1 Chronicles 15:21, that the air and the music might the better accord with the sentiments of the song. It is a...
_O Lord, rebuke me not in Thine anger._ A SONG OF SORROW It is needless to look for a historical occasion of the Psalm; but to an oar that knows the tones of sorrow, or to a heart that has itself utt...
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 6:1. An individual lament from David. It describes a person whose hard circumstances have led him to see his sins and to repent. Thus, it is often considered one of the “pen...
INTRODUCTION “The first of the seven Penitential Psalms. It has been said that there is much of grief in it, but nothing of penitence. This, however, is an error. The tears shed by David over Absalom...
EXPOSITION This is the first of what have been called "the Penitential Psalms." It has been said that "there is much of grief in it, but nothing of penitence." The grief, however—such grief (see verse...
The sixth psalm is to the chief musician on this stringed instrument and upon the Sheminith. Now the Sheminith is a word that means the eighth, and so it was to be played in octaves. So on a stringed...
1 Chronicles 15:21; 1 Corinthians 11:31; 1 Corinthians 11:32; Isaiah 54:9;...