For the music director; with stringed instruments,● upon an eight-string lyre. A Psalm of David.
LORD, ado not rebuke me in Your anger,Nordiscipline me in Your wrath.Or according to a lower octave (Heb Sheminith)Ps 38:1; 118:182 Begracious to me, LORD, for I amafrail;bHeal me, LORD, for cmy bones are horrified.Ps 102:4, 11Ps 41:4; 147:3; Hos 6:1Ps 22:14; 31:103 And my asoul is greatlyhorrified;But You, LORD—bhowlong?Ps 88:3; John 12:27Ps 90:13
4 Return, LORD, arescue my 1soul;Save me because of Your mercy.Or lifePs 17:135 For athereisno1mention of You in death;In 2Sheol, who will praise You?Or remembranceI.e., the netherworldPs 30:9; 88:10-12; 115:17; Eccl 9:10; Is 38:18
6 I am aweary with my sighing;Everynight I make my bedswim,I flood my couch with bmy tears.Ps 69:3Ps 42:37 My aeye has wastedaway with grief;It has grownold because of all my enemies.Job 17:7; Ps 31:9; 38:10
8 aLeave me, all you who practiceinjustice,For the LORDbhas heard the sound of my weeping.Ps 119:115; Matt 7:23; Luke 13:27Ps 3:4; 28:69 The LORDahas heard my pleading,The LORDbreceives my prayer.Ps 116:1Ps 66:19, 2010 All my enemies will abe puttoshame and greatlyhorrified;They shall 1turnback, they will bsuddenly be puttoshame.Or again be abruptly put to shamePs 71:13, 24Ps 73:19
To the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments, set possibly an octave below. A Psalm of David.
O LORD, ado not rebuke or punish me in Your anger,Nor discipline me in Your wrath.Ps 38:1; 118:182 Have mercy on me and be gracious to me, O LORD, for I am aweak (faint, frail) ;bHeal me, O LORD, for cmy bones are dismayed and anguished.Ps 102:4, 11Ps 41:4; 147:3; Hos 6:1Ps 22:14; 31:103 My asoul as well as my body is greatly dismayed.But as for You, O LORD—bhow long until You act on my behalf?Ps 88:3; John 12:27Ps 90:13
4 Return, O LORD, arescue my soul;Save me because of Your unfailing steadfast love and mercy.Ps 17:135 For in death athere is no mention of You;In Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) who will praise You and give You thanks?Ps 30:9; 88:10-12; 115:17; Eccl 9:10; Is 38:18
6 I am aweary with my groaning;Every night I soak my bed with tears,I drench my couch with bmy weeping.Ps 69:3Ps 42:37 My aeye grows dim with grief;It grows old because of all my enemies.Job 17:7; Ps 31:9; 38:10
8 aDepart from me, all you who do evil,For the LORDbhas heard the voice of my weeping. Matt 7:23; Luke 13:27Ps 119:115; Matt 7:23; Luke 13:27Ps 3:4; 28:69 The LORDahas heard my supplication my plea for grace;The LORDbreceives my prayer.Ps 116:1Ps 66:19, 2010 Let all my enemies abe ashamed and greatly horrified;Let them turn back, let them bsuddenly be ashamed of what they have done.Ps 71:13, 24Ps 73:19
For the choir director; with stringed instruments,● upon an eight-string lyre. A Psalm of David.
O LORD, ado not rebuke me in Your anger,Norchasten me in Your wrath.Or according to a lower octave (Heb Sheminith)Ps 38:1; 118:182 Be gracious to me, O LORD, for I amapiningaway;bHeal me, O LORD, for cmy bones are dismayed.Ps 102:4, 11Ps 41:4; 147:3; Hos 6:1Ps 22:14; 31:103 And my asoul is greatlydismayed;But You, O LORD—bhowlong?Ps 88:3; John 12:27Ps 90:13
4 Return, O LORD, arescue my 1soul;Save me because of Your lovingkindness.Or lifePs 17:135 For athere is no1mention of You in death;In 2Sheolwho will give You thanks?Or remembranceI.e. the nether worldPs 30:9; 88:10-12; 115:17; Eccl 9:10; Is 38:18
6 I am aweary with my sighing;Everynight I make my bedswim,I dissolve my couch with bmy tears.Ps 69:3Ps 42:37 My aeye has wastedaway with grief;It has becomeold because of all my adversaries.Job 17:7; Ps 31:9; 38:10
8 aDepart from me, all you who doiniquity,For the LORDbhas heard the voice of my weeping.Ps 119:115; Matt 7:23; Luke 13:27Ps 3:4; 28:69 The LORDahas heard my supplication,The LORDbreceives my prayer.Ps 116:1Ps 66:19, 2010 All my enemies will abe ashamed and greatlydismayed;They shall 1turnback, they will bsuddenly be ashamed.Or again be ashamed suddenlyPs 71:13, 24Ps 73:19