Psalm 6:3 NLT

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 6:1-7

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 remembrance, and he looked upon it as a token of God's displeasure against him. The affliction of his body will be tolerable, if he has comfort in his soul. Christ's sorest complaint, in his sufferings, was of the trouble of his soul, and the want of his Father's smiles. Every page of Scripture... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Psalms 6:1-10

A Prayer in Anxiety over Sin. To the chief musician on Neginoth, the stringed instruments of the Temple-orchestra, upon Sheminith, that is, on the octave, probably in bass, the voice suited to the nature of its complaint, a psalm of David. The entire psalm is the cry of a soul beset with the deepest distress on account of the consciousness of sin and guilt, his prayer being that God would change the punishment of wrath into the gentle chastisement of love. v. 1. O Lord, rebuke me not in... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Psalms 6:1-10

Psalms 6:0To the chief Musician on Neginoth upon Sheminith. A Psalm of David1 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... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Psalms 6:1-10

Deliverance in Trouble Psalms 6:1-10 This is the first of the Penitential Psalms, the other six being Psalms 32:1-11 ; Psalms 38:1-22 ; Psalms 51:1-19 ; Psalms 102:1-28 ; Psalms 130:1-8 ; Psalms 143:1-12 . The earliest verses are a wail, but the psalm ends in a song. It is like a day of rain which clears at evening. Sheminith is a musical term signifying “octave.” The elements of the psalmist’s sorrow are given in Psalms 6:1-7 . The pressure of God’s displeasure, soul-anguish, sickness,... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Psalms 6:1-10

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 for deliverance from the pain and the sorrow and chastisement than from the sin which causes it. The first seven verses are full of the misery of the man. He is perfectly conscious of the meaning of his suffering. He knows that it is chastisement, and under the pressure of it he sobs for... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 6:1-3

‘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 troubled. My soul also is sore troubled, And you, O YHWH, how long?’ What his illness was we do not know, but it had certainly deeply affected him, not necessarily because it was serious, but because it felt serious. He felt as though he could die. And this had brought home to him his sinfulness and... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 6:1-10

VI. A Righteous Man’ s Prayer in Distress.— ( a) Notice ( Psalms 6:1-Judges :) 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, correct, and purify the righteous. So here 1, Psalms 66:8-2 Kings :, Job 6:17, and especially Proverbs 3:11 f.*( b) Reward or penalty, if they come at all, must, according to the general teaching of the Psalter, come in this life; the life beyond the grave is scarcely worthy of the name.... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Psalms 6:3

My soul is also sore vexed; partly by sympathy with my body; and partly with the burden of my sins, and the sense of thine anger, and my own danger and misery. How long wilt thou suffer me to lie and languish in this condition? It is a figure called aposiopesis, very agreeable to men in pain or anguish, who use to cut their words short. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Psalms 6:1-10

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 (2 Samuel 18:33) came, we are sure, from the fountain of a penitent heart. He knew well that Absalom’s rebellion was permitted by God as a penal consequence of his sin.”—Kay.CHASTISEMENT(The whole Psalm.)Observe:I. The twofold character of the Divine chastisements.Psalms 6:1. “Only in love, not in... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Psalms 6:1-10

Psalms 6:0 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 down as a stern fact that there is a moral secret under the whole figure and movement of human life. Wherever you find disorder you find sin. II. Proceeding from this point, David seeks to make things right between himself and God. In all trouble go first in self-reproach to God, and get at the... read more