Prayer for Mercy in Time of Trouble.
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 ;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 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 LORD bhas 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 LORD ahas heard my supplication my plea for grace;The LORD breceives 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