For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments, upon the eight-stringed lyre. A Psalm by Dawud1.
1YAHWEH2, do not rebuke me in your anger,
Neither discipline me in your wrath.
2Have mercy on me, YAHWEH, for I am faint.
YAHWEH, heal me, for my bones are troubled.
3My soul is also in great anguish.
But you, YAHWEH–how long?
4Return, YAHWEH. Deliver my soul,
And save me for your loving kindness’ sake.
5For in death there is no remembrance of you.
In the grave, who shall give you thanks?
6I am weary with my groaning;
Every night I flood my bed;
I drench my couch with my tears.
7My eye wastes away because of grief;
It grows old because of all my adversaries.
8Depart from me, you evil people,3
For YAHWEH has heard the voice of my weeping.
9YAHWEH has heard my supplication.
YAHWEH accepts my prayer.
10May all my enemies be ashamed and dismayed.
They shall turn back, they shall be disgraced suddenly.
- 6:title Dawud, this Arabic name is derived from David (Hebrew) and means “Beloved.” ↩︎
- 6:1 YAHWEH, God’s personal Name revealed to Prophet Musa in the Taurat, Exodus 3:15: ‘God said moreover to Musa, “You shall tell Bani-Israel this, ‘YAHWEH, the God of your fathers, the God of Ibrahim, the God of Ishaq, and the God of Yaqub, has sent me to you.’ This is my Name forever, and this is how I am to be remembered to all generations.”’ ↩︎
- 6:8 Quoted in the Injil, Matthew 7:21-23, which says, “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven; but he who does the will of my Father in heaven. Many will tell me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, didn’t we prophesy in your name, in your name cast out demons, and in your name do many mighty works?’ Then I will tell them, ‘I never knew you. Depart from me, you evil people.’” ↩︎